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The  Lord  is  Coming  Again _ 01 

The  Judgment  of  Christ  and  Plis  Saints - — - 01 

His  Blood  be  on  Us - - 01 

Affliction  - 01 

The  Two  Mysteries _ 01 

Two  Big  Questions _ 01 

Obedience  to  The  Law _ 01 

Faith  _ 01 

A  Reply  to  a  Post-Millenniumist _ 01 

The  Eternal  Inheritance _ 01 

Heathendom  and  Christianity _ 01 

What  did  Paul  Write  the  Thessalonians  ? _ 01 

The  Kingdom  of  Heaven  _ 01 

Salvation  is  for  All _ 01 

With  You  Always _ 01 

Who  is  Jesus  Christ? _ 01 

The  Plan  of  Salvation _ 01 

Man  and  His  Responsibility  to  God _ 01 

Ye  Must  be  Born  Again  _ 01 

How  Do  I  Know  God  Forgives  and  Saves  Sinners _ 01 

The  Kingdom  of  Heaven  Is  Like  Unto  What? _ 01 

The  Trinity, — God,  Three  in  One _ _ _ 01 

Love _ 01 

The  Resurrection _ _ 01 

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The  Bible  is  the  word  of  God;  and  though  the  Old  Testa¬ 
ment  only  was  the  Bible  when  Jesus  Christ  was  here  on  earth,  that 
which  the  apostles  learned  and  were  taught  of  Christ  and  has 
'been  preserved  uncorrupted  is  believed  to  be  as  much  a  part;  of 
the  Bible  as  that  written  by  Moses  and  the  prophets.  Revela¬ 
tion,  the  last  booh  in  the  Bible,  is  the  word  of  God,  and  tho  some 
books  have  more  testimony  to  their  authenticity  and  genuineness 
than  some  others,  this  book  has  never  been  doubted  by  any  con¬ 
siderable  number  of  scholars :  and  whether  written  by  John  the 
Evangelist,  or  John  the  Presbyter,  or  John  Mark,  it  is  the 
•Revelation  of  Jesus  Christ  thru  one  of  his  servants,  given  on  the 
Isle  of  Patmos,  to  show  unto  us  “things  which  must  shortly  come 
.to  pass.”  Its  authenticity  as  Scripture  has  long  since  been  settled, 
and  deserves  our  careful  and  prayerful  study. 

The  Age  of  the  world  is  about  6000  years;  some  say  they 
have  already  past,  but  the  Jewish  Calendar  says  there  is  yet  lack¬ 
ing  318  years  of  the  6000.  But  down  thru  the  years  gone  by  there 

* 

has  been  so  much  corruption  and  so  much  untruth  taught  it  is 
very  probable  that  no  one  knows  just  where  we  are,  except  that 
,rwe  are  *  surely  in  the  closing  days  of  the  6000  years,  and  the  sev¬ 
enth  thousandth  year  is  about  to  begin.  It  is  a  prevalent  opinion 
over  the  whole  world  as  well  as  Scriptural  teaching  that  when!  the 
seventh  thousand  year  starts  in  that  there  *  is  going  to  be  some 
mighty  upheavels  and  wonderful  changes  to  take  place  in  this  old 
.world, — in  fact,  they  are  now  taking  place. 

The  world  does  not  believe  the  Bible.  What  IT  says  is  not 
so  much  as  good  history  among  some  classes,  and  even  some 
preachers  make  it  of  little  value.  They  teach  that  the  world  is 
millions  of  ages  old,  and  man  has  been  on  it  for  500,000  years  or 
more.  They  do  not  know  whether  he!  originated  from  a  tadpole  or 
a  monkey  but  firmly  adhere  to  an  evolution  from  comparative  in¬ 
significance  to  the  exalted  and  honored  place  he  occupies  today. 

Meyers’  History,  taught  in  our  High  schools,  teaches  our 
•children  just  such  stuff  as  that.  Mr.  Wells’  Outlines  of  History 
teaches  the  same  to  the  general  reader.  Hume  and  Gibbons  wrote 
history,  and  they  wrote  better  history  than  some  professing  Chris¬ 
tian  waiters,  and  they  never  undermined  the  Bible  teaching  so 


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much  as  our  historians  of  today,  who  write  so  much  that  is  with¬ 
out  foundation  for  truth  and  purely  myth  and  speculative 

philosophy. 

The  Bible  teaches  that  God  made  man,  and  all  animate  and 
inanimate  creation.  They  are  the  work  of  his  hands,  and  “in  six 
days  he  finished  all  his  works.”  It  gives  us  a  history  of  creation, 
and  tells  what  was  done  and  when  it  was  done,  and  why  there 
came  such  a  wonderful  and  amazing  change  over  it  when  done, 
and  a  chronology  of  man  down  to  the  Flood,  and  says  it  was  1656 
years. 

No  other  nation  but  the  Jews  have  a  history  of  the  world 
before  the  flood.  Some  nations  have  a  Mythology  about  the  cre¬ 
ation  and  the  flood,  but  it  seems  clearly  but  a  garbled  tradition 
handed  down  from  generation  to  generation  and  clearly  corrupted 
until  there  is  nothing  reliable  in  it.  Babylon,  the  mother  of  har¬ 
lots  and  abominations  has  preserved  some  tablets  and  inscriptions 
among  its  rubbish  and  old  ruins  but  these  inscriptions  and  rec¬ 
ords  instead  of  being  the  source  of  the  truth,  and  history  of  the 
facts,  are  only  evidences  of  the  fact  that  somewhere  there  was  a 
truth  and  a  fact  recorded,  such  as  Moses  has  given  us  in  his  Gen¬ 
esis.  Moses  could  have  given  it  to  us  from  a  reliable  and  trust¬ 
worthy  tradition  no  doubt,  as  he  lived  but  a  few  years  after  Noah 
had  lived,  but  God  did  not  leave  him  to  tradition  for  the  facts  he 
wished  for  us,  *  and  hence  inspired  him  with  direct  and  personal 
knowledge  of  all  that  he  told.  Do  you  believe  that  ?  I  do. 

The  Bible  gives  a  history  of  the  human  race  until  the  call 
of  Abraham  i:a  the  land  of  Ur  of  the  Chaldees.  Until  this  period 
of  earth's  history,  the  nations  have  no  connected  or  reliable  his¬ 
tory  :  even  down  to  the  rise  of  the  Persian  Empire  there  is  more 
myth  and  fiction  than  truth:  even  Macedonian  history  is  little 
better  than  fable  and  fiction.  We  can  truthfully  say  that  a  history 
of  the  Gentile  world  begins  with  the  Greeks,  followed  closely  by 
the  Romans.  Outside  of  Grecian  and  Roman  history  today,  after 
centuries  of  search  and  research  there  is  little  added  to  history. 

The  oldest  national  history  outside  of  the  Jews  is  hard  to 
determine.  The  best  students  differ.  Some  say,  Babylonia;  some 
Egypt  and  seme  China;  and  lately  Peru  is  coming  forward  with 
as  great  a  claim.  I  do  not  know  after  reading  all  their  claims.  I 


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am  still  doubtful  of  much  that  they  claim,  but  I  know  that  all  ex¬ 
cept  the  Jewish  history  is  full  of  myth  and  tradition  of  descent 
from  gods  that  give  evidence  of  little  fact. 

All  the  excavations  in  Europe,  Asia,  Africa  and  America, 
and  what  is  found  therein,  instead  of  proving  the  falsity  of  the 
Bible  simply  confirm  and  testify  to  its  truth.  Much  that  is  found 
is  contradictory  and  mythical.  Ever  since  the  rise  of  the  Persian 
Empire  more  of  the  purported  ancient  history  is  mythical  and  ficti 
tious  than  truth,  and  I  may  say,  that  even  since  Christ  down  to 
the  Reformation  there  is  much  that  is  hid  in  tradition  and  myth- . 
ology. 

In  fact  history  is  clearly  unreliable  as  a  matter  of  faith 
and  confidence  down  to  the  Protestant  Reformation  at  least. 
What  you  get  is  in  scraps  and  portions  of  mutilations  that  in¬ 
stead  of  giving  history  simply  testify  or  aid  in  establishing  what 
is  known  to#be  historical  from  the  Bible.  I  might  truthfully  say, 
No  history  is  reliable  or  trustworty  where  the  belief  in  God  does 
not  exist.  It  cannot  be:  for  no  others  have  regard  for  the  truth 
sufficiently  to  give  accuracy  of  facts  and  details;  and  even  among 
them  there  is  much  evidence  of  deception  and  distortion  of  facts. 
There  are  over  200  different  Denominations  of  Christians  and  in 
their  arguments  against  and  for  their  doctrines  there  are  many 
statements  that  are  most  emphatically  unreliable  and  evidently 
untrustworthy.  There  is  evidently  everywhere  more  fiction  than 
truth,  more  fabrication  than  fact  and  if  not  deception  certainly 
misunderstanding  and  ignorance. 

That  which  is  commonly  called  historical  novels  is  about 
as  reliable  as  history  as  most  histories.  Josephus  is  the  great 
preserver  of  much  profane  history  and  his  history  is  known  to  be 
untrustworthy.  Herodotus  has  recorded  some  things  that 
n )  others  have  and  even  his  records  are  tainted  with  so  much 
Mythology  that  it’s  difficult  to  eradicate  the  myth  from  fact. 
Only  the  Bible  is  true.  Nothing  but  Divine  revelation  is  clearly 
cleai  rnd  uncorruptd. 

The  world  has  had  many  rises  and  falls, — many  pinnacles 
and  vales, — the  life  of  man  on  it  has  been  like  the  ebb  and  flow 
of  the  tide.  THE  pinnacle  of  man  on  this  earth  was  the  day  of 
his  creation, — NOT  the  lowest,  as  the  world  through  vain  philos- 


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oph>  teaches.  The  day  that  Adam  and  Eve  sinned  was  man’s 
first  tumble ;  the  flood  was  his  second  tumble;  at  the  Call  of 
Abraham  was  his  third,  and  the  Captivity  of  Judah  was  his 
fourth;  the  Coming  of  Christ  a  fifth;  the  Rise  of  Catholicism  a 
sixth;  the  Reformation  was  a  seventh,  and  the  world’s  war  of 
1918  the  eighth.  Every  tumble  has  been  a  sinking  into  a  spirti- 
ual  loss  and  a  rise  into  worldliness,  independence,  obstinancy  and 
rebellion  to  God. 

The  world  claims  that  it  is  growing  better  every  year,  and 
many  preachers  teach  it,  but  the  Bible  declares,  whether  men  be¬ 
lieve  it  or  not,  that  this  world  is  growing  worse.  Before  the 
Flood  there  are  but  two  instances  recorded  where  one  man  took 
another’s  life,  and  yet  that  generation  is  said  to  have  been  so  wick¬ 
ed  that  it  repented  God  that  he  had  made  man.  In  the  last  war 
there  were  more  deaths  from  the  hands  of  men  than  perhaps 
ever  destroyed  before.  Destruction  of  property  and  bloodshed, 
the  making  of  widows  and  orphans  may  be  a  great  evil  and  an 
enoimous  crime,  but  there  is  a  greater  evil  than  that.  It  is  the 
evil  of  the  heart  that  finds  pleasure  in  a  life  of  worldliness  and 
a  daily  indulgence  of  passions,  that  forgets  God  and  lives  only  for 
time.  Man  becomes  wiser  and  richer,  as  the  world  sees  it,  but  less 
godly  and  brotherly.  It  grows  away  fom  God  instead  of  toward 
him.  They  deny  it,  and  remind  us  of  charitable  institutions,  of 
schools,  of  colleges,  universities,  asylums,  orphanages,  homes, 
associations,  fraternities  and  many  orders.  They  claim  that 
in  no  age  was  the  poor  and  destitute  better  protected  or  their 
lives  happier,  and  that  all  our  opportunities  are  very  much  supe¬ 
rior  to  any  previous  age.  Improvement  is  going  on  every  where 
and  every  day  they  declare.  From  log  huts  to  mansions  they 
climb,  from  old  and  unsatisfactory  methods  and  no  systems  they 
have  arisen  to  labor  and  time-saving  machmey  to  systematic  and 
efficient  ways  that  eliminate  stress  and  strain,  brawn  and  muscle 

i 

until  the  world  in  an  eight  hour  day  can  do  more  and  live  hap¬ 
pier  than  formerly  by  toil  and  sweat  during  a  day  that  had  night 
at  both  ends.  Surely  there  is  an  evolution  from  ignorance  to 
education,  from  stTain  and  toil  to  efficient  and  pleasurable  ways; 
from  poverty  and  want  to  riches  and  happiness. 

I  deny  none  of  their  premises, — but  the  Bible  teaches: 


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A 


“If  1  love  the  world,  or  the  things  of  the  world,  the  love  of  the 
Father  is  not  in  me.”  in  all  those  organizations  mentioned  there 
is  a  fundamental  teaching  to  love  the  world  and  the  things  of  the 
world.  All  the  teaching  of  self-denial  is  for  the  advancement 
and  for  the  betterment  of  the  body  politic.  It  is  the  self-denial 
cf  patriotism.  And  when  that  is  brought  to  a  tentative  analysis 
it  means  that  certain  ones  should  be  sacrificed  for  certain  others, 
and  that  one  should  lay  down  his  life  for  those  above  him 

The  Bible  teaches  that  “we  should  lay  down  our  lives  for 
the  brethren,”  those  just  like  yourself, — those  who  have  no 
higher  level,  or  enjoy  other  remuneration — a  contact  that  is 
personal,  that  is  brotherly  and  fraternal  and  social, — and  that 
this  should  be  strong  enough  to  require  the  gift  of  life.  “If  a, 
man  smite  thee  on  one  cheek,  turn  the  other  also:  if  a  man  take 
away  thy  coat,  give  him  thy  clothes  also :  if  he  compel 
you  to  go  a  mile  go  with  him  two.”  There  is  a  command  to  bless 
and  curse  not;  to  return  good  for  evil;  and  even  to  love  your  en¬ 
emies,  praying  for  those  who  despitefully  use  you,  and  say  all 
mannei  of  e\i!  against  you  falsely. 

Jesus  Christ  did  not  come  to  destroy  the  Law  or  the 
Prophets,-  -not  at  all.  He  came  to  fulfill  the  law,— and  that  meant 
to  teach  its  true  and  spiritual  meaning, — to  give  us  a  Inter¬ 
pretation  of  law.  To  the  world,  “lav/ful”  means  literal,  and  as 
the  statute  reads.  6  per  cent  legal  interest  means  0  per  cent  on 
595. 00  written  in  the  note  $100.00.  The  intent  and  purpose,  the 
spirit  and  real  meaning  is  avoided  and  the  law  becomes  but  a 
meaningless  quibble.  But  in  moral  law  the  evasion  Is  often  worse 
than  in  civil.  The  Scribes  and  Phar’seees,  as  did  Nathaniel  and 
Saul,  lived  up  to  the  Law  as  they  conceived  it.  They  had  yr>  Idea 
of  the  intent  and  purport  but  the  literal  aril  statutory  rwj  '  Ag 
They  needed  a  new  and  higher  interpretation.  Christ  came  to 
give  it. 

“Except  your  righteousnes  shall  exceed  that  of  the  ssribes 
and  pharisees,  ye  shall  in  no  wise  enter  the  kingdom  of  heaven/* 
was  the  declaration.  “Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery''*  said  the 
Law,  but  Christ  taught,  “Whosoever  looketh  upon  a  woman  to 
lust  after  her  hath  committed  adultery  with  her  already  in  Ills 
heart.”  The  Law  stands  as  ever  but  there  is  a  new  interprets- 


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tion  given  it,  the  true  meaning  as  was  intended  has  been  applied. 
The  spirit  as  well  as  the  letter  is  applied  and  a  Christian  character 
is  formed. 

“Wars  and  rumors  of  wars”  will  ever  be  the  daily  news  and 
gossip  for  a  world  seeking  only  its  excesses  and  selfish  gratifi¬ 
cation, — of  the  earth,  earthly ;  and  they  will  be  in  evidence  until 
the  end  of  time.  Thei^e  was  once  a  war  in  heaven,  but  it  was  not 
heavenly, — it  was  earthly,  sensual  and  devilish,  as  any  other  war. 
There  will  never  be  another  there,  and  the  time  must  come  when 
there  will  not  be  another  here.  Righteousness  must  cover  the 
earth  as  the  waters  cover  the  sea,  and  the  lion  and  the  ox  eat 
straw  together. 

When  this  world  has  tried  out  its  faith  in  itself, — when  its 
wisdom  has  been  proven  false, — and  the  world  has  realized  its 
helplessness  without  God, — and  social  salvation  has  proven  a  fail¬ 
ure, — THEN  Jesus  Christ  will  return,  and  the  work  of  man’s 
restoration  and  Edenic  state  will  begin.  Man’s  extremity  is  God’s 
opportunity.  The  world  is  to  be  saved,  Satan  is  not  greater  than 
Christ ;  and  if  sin  does  reign  now  it  must  eventually  be  destroped ; 
mankind,  redeemed  by  his  precious  blood,  shall  be  rescued  or  his 
death  is  in  vain.  Satan,  the  great  Adversary  and  Deceiver,  is  to 
be  chained,  when  man  has  realized  his  own  weakness,  and  he 
shall  remain  chained  until  the  shackles  have  been  broken  and 
there  has  been  a  "restitution  of  all  things.’’  THEN  with  a  final 
sifting  of  the  wheat  and  garnering  of  the  grains  "the  chaff  shall 
be  burned  with  unquenchable  fire.” 

Revelations  tells  of  this  work,  and  shows  to  man  things 
"shortly  to  cont^to  pass.”  This  Revelation  is  not  John’s  but  that 
of  Jesus  Christ,  which  God  gave  to  him,  to  the  intent  that  he 
might  show  to  his  servants  the  things  that  were  shortly  to  come 
upon  the  world  That  men  are  woefully  ignorant  of  these  things 
and  but  little  concerned  about  them  shows  whose  servants  they 
are.  If  this  revelation  has  been  given  to  his  servants  then  very 
few  are  truly  his  servants;  for  very  few  ministers  of  the  gospel 
know  any  more  about  "things  shortly  to  come  to  pass”  than  High- 
school  students. 

Very  few  people  are  concerned  about  the  word  and  work 
of  God  in  this  world.  John  says,  "Blessed  is  he  that  readeth  and 


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they  that  Hear  the  word  of  this  prophecy.”  But  apparently  few 
care  about  this  blessing, — they  are  more  concerned  about  money 
and  wealth,  of  grandeur  and  show,  of  applause  and  honor,  of  ease 
.and  indulgence,  of  sensual  gratification  and  pleasure  than  any¬ 
thing  else. 


This  Revelation  was  not  needed  before  Christ:  for  even 
himself,  nor  the  angels  knew  it  then,  but  it  was  needed  AFTER, 
and  is  badly  needed  today.  The  “time  is  at  hand,”  said  John, 
changes  are  taking  place  over  night  and  are  astonishing  the 
world  because  they  know  not. 

To  the  Seven  Churches.  (Lesson  2.) 

The  Apostle  addresses  himself  to  the  SEVEN  churches 
in  Asia,  but  he  knew  that  there  were  more  churches  in  Europe 
and  Africa  than  in  Asia ;  and  this  is  in  itself  a  reason  for  address, 
ing  himself  to  Asia.  God  always  looks  after  that  which  man  does 
not  consider.  And  that  of  the  many  churches  THERE  he  men¬ 
tions  only  SEVEN,  shows  again  his  differentiation  from  man  and 
his  ways.  But  in  Scripture,  parts  are  often  mentioned  for  the 
whole  and  this  number  seven  is  peculiarly  so,  often  in  its  use.  It 
is  a  representative  number  for  the  whole,  and  no  doubt  is  so 
used  here, — I  think  that  is  the  consensus  of  all  commentators. 
But  it  MAY  MEAN  even  as  some  have  stated,  the  church’s 
growth  and  decline,  and  its  history  down  through  the  years  since. 
And  after  seeing  such  a  state,  he  asks  Grace  and  peace  from  Him 
and  the  Spirits  over  the  churches  before  His  throne,  and  from 
Jesus  Christ,  who  is  the  “first  begotten  from  the  dead.”  (To  be 
begotten  from  the  dead,  means  to  live  again,— but  some  of  the 
old  prophets,  and  he  himself  had  raised  the  dead  before  to  life, — 
then  that  he  is  “the  first  begotten,”  means  something  MORE  than 
mortal  life, — it  means  “life  forever  more,”  “death  hath  no  more 
dominion  over  him.”  And  He  is  the  FIRST  raised  into  such  a 
life, — the  first  wherein  mortality  has  put  on  immortality,  and 
corruption  put  on  incorruption,  and  can  never  die  a  second  death. 

Nov/  hear!  hark!  attention!  “Behold  he  cometh  with 
clouds :  and  every  eye  shall  see  him,  and  they  also  which  pierced 
him:  and  all  the  earth  shall  wail  because  of  Him.”  Commen¬ 
tators  may  uiiTer  as  to  how  he  is  to  come  and  when  he  is  to  come 
but  here  we  have  the  word  of  God  declaring  positively  HOW  he  is 


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to  COME.  When  he  left  he  went  away  on  a  cloud  and  when  he 
COMES  He  will  return  with  clouds,  and  Jude  says  “with  ten 
thousands  of  his  saints,”  and  not  secretly  and  quietly,  but  openly 
and  boldly  in  glory  before  the  eyes  of  an  astonished  world,  so  that 
“every  eye  shall  see  him,  and  they  also  which  pierced  him.” 

If  He  came  quietly  and  unobserved,  and  was  here  unseen 
and  spiritual,  as  Russell  teaches,  “why  on  a  cloud,”  or  with  clouds, 
or  “with  tens  of  thousands  of  his  saints?” 

The  teaching  of  his  coming,  “  as  it  was  in  the  days  of 
Noah,”  and  “as  it  was  in  that  of  Lot,”  and  “as  the  sun  coming  out 
oi  the  east  and  shining  even  unto  the  west,”  is  the  sudden  and 
unexpected  coming,  “like  a  thief  in  the  night.”  Unlooked  for  and 
unexpected  is  the  true  teaching. 

This  necessitates  a  resurrection  of  the  wicked  dead  as  well 
as  the  regenerate.  The  dead  before  he  comes  are  as  much  “kin¬ 
dreds  of  the  earth”  as  those  living  when  he  comes,  and  “all  kindred 


of  the  ear tii  shall  wail  because  of  him.”  Those  who  have  lived 
In  pride  as  rulers  and  leaders  among  men  so  long,  now  that  they 
are  cast  down  from  their  pinnacle  of  honor  and  pride  will  be  loth 
to  be  abased  and  set  to  serve.  Yes,  they  will  wail  BECAUSE  OF 
HIM.  ‘‘Even  so,  Amen.”  Thus  does  the  last  prophet  sent  by 
God  speak  to  us,  and  introduces  this  Revelation, — which  informs 
us  of  things  shortly  to  come  to  pars.  Hear  him : 

4T  was  in  the  Spirit  on  the  Lord’s  day  and  heard  behind 
me  a  great  voice,  as  of  a  trumpet,  s eying,  I  am  Alpha  and  Omega, 
the  first  and  the  last:  and  what  thou  seest,  write  in  a  book, 
and  send  It  unto  the  seven  churches,  which  are  in  Asia.”  The 
speaker  must  have  been  God ;  for  no  other  is  the  First  and  the 
Last.  The  message  is  to  “the  seven  churches,”  a  symbolic  number 
for  ALL  the  churches;  hence  all  should  listen  and  take  heed  to 
what  they  hear. 


Again,  “I  saw  seven  golden  candlesticks,  and  in  the  midst 
of  them  one  like  unto  the  Son  of  Man,  clothed  with  a  garment 
down  to  the  foot,  and  girt  about  the  paps  with  a  golden  girdle. 
Hi's  head  and  his  hairs  were  white  like  wool,  as  white  as  snow; 
end  his  eyes  were  as  a  flame  of  fire;  and  his. foot  like  unto  fine 
as  if  they  burned  in  a  furnace;  and  his  voice  as  the  sound 
many  waters.  And  he  had  in  his  right  hand  seven  stars ;  and 


t  mss. 


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out  of  his  mouth  went  a  sharp  two-edged  sword:  and  his  coun¬ 
tenance,  was  as  the  sun  shineth  in  his  strength.”  This  was  a 
wonder  that  awed  and  astonished  John  so,  that  he  fell  on  his  face 
as  dead  at  its  sight.  It’s  no  less  a  wonder,  that  on  them  who  read 
of  this  and  about  it,  there  is  so  little  impression,  and  influence 
for  good. 

Then  John  was  told,  “I  am  the  first  and  the  last:  I  am  he 
that  liveth  and  was  dead;  and  behold  I  am  alive  forever  more. 
Amen,  and  have  the  keys  of  hell  and  of  death.”  Surely  WHO  he 
is,  and  WHO  he  was,  was  helpful  to  John, — this  great  personage 
“like  unto  the  Son  of  Man.”  He  had  been  with  the  Lord  for  three 
and  ■  half  years,  and  knew  him.  well, — now  he  was  highly  exalted 
to  th  right  hand  of  God,  and  given  all  power  in  heaven  and  in 
earth,  and  as  such  he  was  God  and  as  God,  held  the  keys  of  hell 
wit!'  dying  tenacity  to  all  that  aids  and  abets  a  good  character, 
“nor  e  other  name  under  heaven  given  to  man  whereby  we  can 
be  s  ved.”  This  image  clearly  indicates  his  position..  He  tells  us 
the  seven  stars  are  the  angels  of  the  seven  churches,  and  the 
seve  golden  candlesticks  ARE  the  seven  churches.  Then  this 
indicates  to  us  that  as  candlesticks  are  for  light  so  must  the 
churches  give  light  to  a  darkened  world.  But  the  churches  have 
help  and  guidance,  for  over  each  is  a  messenger  of  God.  These 
messengers  are  to  the  churches  what  the  ancient  prophets  were 
to  the  Hebrews:  and  hence  the  letters  are  to  the  Angels  of  the 
churches.  And  these  seven  representative  churches  are  given 
letters  representative  for  all  time  that  Christendom  may  learn  its 
own  character  and  the  necessity  of  constant  diligence  to  fight  the 
good  fight  of  faith,  blow  plain !  is  all  this  made,  and  interpreted, 
and  yet  h-nv  much  is  written  to  interpret  what  is  already  inter¬ 
preted.  Some  have  written  whole  books  on  the  seven  churches. 
Truly  is  it  said,  “Of  the  writing  of  books  there  is  no  end.” 

Christianity  is  a  character  builder,  and  faith  and  obedience 
yield  up  all  that  is  contrary  to  this  purpose,  and  firmly  adheres 
with  dying  tenacity  to  all  that  aids  and  abets  a  good  character 
The  fight  of  faith  is  the  fight  of  life.  “To  him  that  overcometh 
will  I  give  to  eat  of  the  tree  of  life  which  is  in  the  midst  of  the 
Paradise  of  God.'*  Man  was  cast  out  of  Eden  lest  he  partake  of 
the  tree  of  life  and  live  forever ;  it  is.  here  referred  to  as  showing 


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that  they  who  are  faithful  have  an  eternal  life*  and  no  others  will. 
The  wages  of  sin  is  death  and  the  soul  that  sinneth  shall  die. 
Again,  he  premises  a  crown  of  life,  and  the  overcomers  shall  not 
be  hurt  of  the  second  death.  The  crown  of  life  and  the  second 
death  are  opposites. — The  one  is  LIFE  and  the  other  is  DEATH. 
Again,  they  eat  of  a  hidden  manna,  and  have  a  new  name.  That 
indicates  a  new  way  of  existence,  and  a  new  relation  never  exist¬ 
ing  before.  Again,  they  have  power  over  the  nations,  and  rule 
them  with  a  rod  of  iron;  indicating  position  and  place  in  the  re¬ 
demptive  plan  and  purpose  of  God.  The  Lord  has  declared  that 
they  will  reign  with  him  in  his  throne  during  a  thousand  years, 
and  bring  about  a  restitution  of  all  things  spoken  of  since  the 
world  began, — not  just  since  Christianity  began.  Again,  they 
shall  be  clothed  in  white  raiment, — which  is  their  righteous  char¬ 
acter  and  holiness  of  soul;  their  names  shall  not  be  blotted  out  of 
the  book  of  life,  but  shall  be  confesssed  before  God  and  the 
angels ;  as  the  Lord  said,  “If  ye  will  confess  me  before  men  I  will 
also  confess  you  before  God.”  Again,  “they  shall  be  pillars  in  the 
temple  of  God,  with  the  name  of  God  upon  them,  and  his  city.” 
Fillars  mean  supports,  and  the  names  of  their  God  and  their  city 
mean  power  and  authority  to  perform  their  wills ;  and  they  shall 
“sit  with  him  in  his  throne,”  as  he  now  sits  with  the  Father  in  his 
throne.  Such  is  the  wonderful  attainment  of  the  children  of  God, 
— the  faithful  ones  that  follow  Christ  in  the  regeneration. 
Glorious  and  amazing  but  promised  by  Him  who  hath  all  power  in 
heaven  and  earth.  BUT  those  that  refuse  to  deny  themselves,  to 
take  up  their  crosses  daily  and  follow  him  will  lose  their  crowns. 


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■  '  (Lesson  3.) 

The  fourth  Chapter  of  Revelations  opens  with  a  NEW 
vision.  It  says,  “After  this.”  A  door  was  opened  in  heaven: 
and  a  voice  like  a  trumpet  said,  “Come  up  here,  and  I  will  show 
you  some  things  which  must  be  hereafter.” 

And  behold,  a  throne  was  set  and  one  on  it.  He  was  like  a 
Jasper  and  a  Sardine  stone.  A  rainbow  like  an  emerald  en¬ 
circled  the  throne.  Around  the  throne  were  twenty-four  lesser 
thrones,  filled  by  twenty-four  Elders,  clothed  in  white,  and  wear¬ 
ing  crowns  ot  gold.  Out  of  the  throne  came  thunder  and  light¬ 
ning  and  voices:  and  before  the  throne  were  SEVEN  lamps  of 
fire  burning,  which  are  the  SEVEN  spirits  of  God.  And  before 
the  throne  was  a  sea  of  glass  like  unto  crystal:  and  in  the.  MIDST 
of  the  throne  and  ROUND  about  the  throne,  were  four  LIVING 
ONES  (translated  BEASTS),  full  of  eyes  before  and  behind.  And 
the  first  was  iike  a  lion,  and  the  second  was  like  a  calf,  and  the 
third  had  the  face  of  a  man,  and  the  fourth  was  like  a  flying 
eagle,  and  each  had  six  wings  about  him,  and  were  full  of  eyes 
within:  and  they  rest  not  day  or  night,  saying,  Holy,  holy,  holy, 
Lord  God  Almighty,  which  was  and  is,  and  is  to  come.  The  El¬ 
ders  fell  down  and  worshipped,  casting  their  crowns  before  the 
throne,  praising  God. 

Like  a  Jasper  stone  means,  without  alloy,  pure  and  holy: 
the  rainbow  like  an  emerald  means,  promise  and  hope  unfailing 
and  eternal ;  the  24  elders  are  the  12  sons  of  Jacob  and  the  12  apos¬ 
tles  of  the  Lord,  the  elders  in  each  dispensation;  thunder  and 
lightning  means,  power  and  determination;  the  sea  of  glass  like 
unto  a  crystal  means,  a  foundation  unmixed  with  error,  pure  and 
tried  and  clear  as  truth ;  the  four  beasts  mean,  four  governments 
or  dispensations  of  God:  before  the  flood, — like  a  lion  in  age, 
years  and  strength ;  from  the  flood  to  Jacob, — like  a  calf,  wherein 
sacrifices  were  made  in  every  household;  from  Jacob  to  Christ, — 
like  the  face  of  a  man,  in  phophecy  and  the  law,  through  the 
prophets:  and  since  Christ, — like  a  flying  eagle,  in  the  gift  of  th? 


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Holy  Spirit  and  his  operation  on  human  hearts.  These  beasts  rep¬ 
resent  the  TRUE  governments  of  God  under  each  dispensation, 
hence  six  wings  for  every  day,  to  find  every  need,  and  bring  a 
remedy  for  every  ill,  and  full  of  eyes,  to  know  how  to  meet  every 
trial. 

The  Fifth  Chapter  continues:  In  the  right  hand  of  the 
KING  was  a  book  written  within  and  without,  and  sealed  with 
SEVEN  seals.  An  angel  cried,  “Who  is  worthy  to  open  the  book 
and  loose*  the  seals?”  And  not  a  man  in  all  creation  was  found 
able  to  open  the  book  or  look  thereon.  But  the  Lion  of  the  tribe 
of  Judah,  the  Root  of  David  prevailed  to  open  it  and  loose  the 
seals.  He  took  the  book  amidst  acclaims  of  holy  admiration  and 
praise  by  the'  beasts,  the  elders  and  ten  thousand  times  ten  thou¬ 
sand  and  thousands  of  thousands  of  angels,  and  every  creature 
above  or  below. 

And  they  said,  “Thou  wast  slain,  and  hast  redeemed  us  to 
God  by  thy  blood  out  of  every  kindred,  and  tongue  and  people,  and 
nation ;  and  hast  made  us  unto  our  God  kings  and  priests :  and 
we  shall  reign  on  the  earth.”  They  sang,  they  gave  glory,  and 
they  were  “Out  of  every  kindred,  and  tongue,  and  people  and  na¬ 
tion, — IIow  many  we  are  not  told ;  but  they  wore  kings  and 
priests”  and  they  were  to  “Reign  on  the  earth.”  Be  they  many  or 
few,  they  did  not  seem  to  affect  John  like  the  hosts  of  angels  of 
whom  he  attempted  to  number. 

And  this  13th  verse  says,  “And  EVERY  creature  which  is 
IN  HEAVEN,  and  ON  THE  EARTH,  and  UNDER  THE  EARTH, 
and  such  as  are  IN  THE  SEA,  and  ALL  that  are  IN  THEM,  say¬ 
ing  Blessing  and  honor,  and  glory  and  power  be  unto  Him  that 
sitteth  on  the  throne.”  Of  course  it  would  not  be  expected  that 
obdurate  sinners  and  rebellious  subjects  would  proclaim  this,  hence 
this  TIME  must  be  AFTER  the  churches  have  ceased  to  be  recog¬ 
nized  and  a  new  era  had  dawned. 

The  things  that  John  saw  were  to  be  HEREAFTER,  and 
that  the  WHOLE  creation  above  and  below  gave  glory  to  God  is 
evidence  such  has  not  yet  taken  place. 

The  book  represents  the  “mystery  of  God ;”  the  seven  seals, 
the  seven  steps  of  procedure,  or  seven  successive  developments 
in  disclosing  the  mystery ;  and  that  every  creature  above  or  below 


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15* 


gave  praise  to  God  means  this  is  all  yet  future,  and  necessarily 
must  be  when  some  great  spiritual  awakening,  such  as  under  the 
first  seal  or  later,  under  the  seventh  seal. 

The  Sixth  Chapter  begins  with  the  opening  of  the  Seals 
of  the  Book.  The  Book  is  the  Revelation,  and  the  Revelation  must 
precede  the  Book  of  Life.  This  book  has  much  to  do  with  the 
final  Records  in  the  Book  of  Life. 

The  Book  of  Life  is  the  most  important  book  to  mankind, 
and  will  contain  the  names  of  ALL  who  pass  from  death  unto  life, 
of  all  who  will  inherit  the  eternal  promises  of  God.  When  the 
FIRST  resurrection  takes  place,  the  first  list  will  be  read  and  sum¬ 
moned  to  meet  the  Lord  in  the  air;  so  these  things  must  precede 
His  coming,  the  clays  of  the  Time  of  the  End. 

The  Opening  of  the  Seals 

On  opening  the  first  seal,  there  went  forth  a  rider  on  a 
white  horse,  crowned,  and  a  bow  to  conquer. 

This  is  spoken  of  by  commentators  as  the  Gospel  in  its  role  as 
a  Teacher,  but  specifically  and  immediately  it  must  point  to  SOME 
FUTURE  day  in  which  God  designs  some  especial  victory.  We  all 
know  that  the  Gospel,  while  influencing  and  affecting  every  mortal 
thing  on  earth,  its  victory  and  glorification  is  not  manifest.  It 
has  been  a  light  in  darkness  and  a  hope  in  a  weary  land,  but  HAS 
NOT  CONQUERED,  but  that  it  MUST  is  indicative  of  some  FU¬ 
TURE  day. 

On  opening  the  second  Seal,  there  went  forth  a  rider  on  a 
red  horse,  with  power  to  take  away  peace  and  give  war;  carrying 
a  sword. 

This  SEEMS  to  point  to  “the  Dark  Ages”  of  persecution, 
and  the  low  ebb  of  Christianity,  but  just  as  in  the  First,  its  spe¬ 
cific  application  must  abide  some  future  date,  when  the  world 
AFTER  being  aroused  as  never  before  by  the  spread  of  the  Gos¬ 
pel  and  its  victory  over  man,  then  the  forces  of  darkness  and  the 
emissaries  of  Satan  will  let  loose  worse  than  in  any  previous 
day  or  age  and  there  shall  be  “wars  and  rumors  of  wars”  covering 
the  earth.  The  Dark  Ages  will  be  but  a  shadow,  and  the  horrors 
of  the  German  war  will  be  but  a  misty  dew. 


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On  opening  the  Third  Seal,  there  went  forth  a  black  horse, 
whose  rider  carried  ballancies,  indicative  of  famine  and  want. 

This  would  seem  to  indicate  a  great  dearth  in  the  land,  of 
scarcity  and  want,  of  distress  and  hunger;  and  there  have  been 
many  such  dearths.  Much  famine  and  want  exists  today,  enough 
to  make  strong  hearts  quail,  but  the  specific  dearth  that  is  here 
predicted  must  be  in  the  future.  Such  things  will  follow  in  the 
wake  of  wars  and  the  greatest  war  must  bring  the  greatest  famine. 

On  opening  the  fourth  Seal,  there  went  forth  a  rider  on  a 
pale  horse,  and  his  name  was  Death.  He  had  power  over  a  fourth 
part  of  the  earth,  to  kill  with  sword,  with  hunger,  and  with  the 
beasts  of  the  earth. 

This  SEEMS  to  be  the  Papacy  that  many  have  thought  to 
have  over-run  a  fourth  of  the  earth;  and  she  did  kill  with  the 
sword,  with  hunger  and  the  beasts  of  the  earth ;  and  its  applica¬ 
tion  like  the  preceding,  may  have  strong  evidences  of  similarity 
.  and  cause  some  even  to  point  out  the  very  things  that  were  done, 
yet  I  think  THIS  day  of  death  and  gloominess  is  YET  TO  COME. 
History  not  only  repeats  itself  but  enormities  increase 
with  the  years. 

On  opening  the  fifth  Seal  John  saw  all  the  martyrs,  and 
heard  them  cry,  !‘How  long,  O  Lord,  Holy  and  true,  dost  thou  not 
judge  and  avenge  our  blood?”  And  they  were  given  white  robes 
and  told  to  rest  a  while  till  their  comrades  should  join  them.” 

This  has  been  referred  to  as  the  years  of  Reformation  and 
the  spread  of  Protestant  Christianity;  in  a  manner  the  Lord  at 
that  time  looking  in  upon  the  martyrs.  But  that  is  all  proba¬ 
bility,  a  guess  or  hint,  for  as  before  said  instances  of  similarity 
have  never  been  wanting  in  History,  and  the  strong  Mrmations 
of  Bible  students  unauthorized  or  faintly  applicable  often  turn 
men  away  from  the  Bible  rather  than  toward  it.  That  the  mar¬ 
tyrs  were  given  white  robes,  or  that  they  could  ask  for  judgment 
is  plainly  placing  the  whole  transaction  in  the  future. 

On  opening  the  sixth  Seal,  “There  was  a  great  Earthquake ; 
the  sun  was  black  as  sack  cloth  of  hair,  and  the  moon  as  blood; 
the  stars  fell  as  an  untimely  fig  tree  casting  her  figs,  and  the 
heaven  departed  as  a  scroll,  and  all  mountains  and  islands  moved 
-out  of  their  places.  The  kings  and  great  men,  and  rich  men,  cap- 


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17: 


tairs  and  mighty  men,  and  bond  men  and  free  men,  hid  them¬ 
selves  in  the  dens  and  rocks,  and  cried  that  mountains  and  rocks 
might  hide  them  from  Him  on  the  throne  and  the  Lamb:  for  the 
day  of  his  wrath  is  come.” 

At  this  juncture  in  the  revelation  four  angels  appear  on  the 
four  corners  of  earth,  holding  the  winds:  another  angel  from 
the  East  having  the  Seal  of  the  living  God, — to  seal  His  servants 
in  their  foreheads, — the  number  being  144,000,  12,000  out  of  each 
tribe  of  Israel;  and  standing  before  the  throne  was  a  multitude 
without  number,  clothed  in  white  and  with  palms  saying,  Salva¬ 
tion  to  God  and  the  Lamb.  “These  were  those  that  came  out  of 
much  tribulation  and  washed  their  robes  and  made  them  white 
in  the  blood  of  the  *  Lamb.” 

We  sometimes  think  that  the  sealing  of  God’s  servants  is 
still  going  on  and  the  angels  are  still  holding  the  winds  of  trouble 
and  wasting  destruction,  but  THIS  sealing  is  specific  and  the  seal¬ 
ing  is  among  the  ISRAELITES  and  their  tribes.  The  Time  of  the 
End  is  near,  the  great  day  of  His  wrath  is  approaching  and  the 
nations  are  puzzled,  wasting  destruction  looks  the  world  in  the 
face.  A  new  order  of  things  is  daily  being  tried.  They  cry  Peace, 
when  there  is  no  peace.  The  mighty  are  trembling  and  the  proud 
are  falling. 

This  SEALING  is  not  among  the  kindred,  people  and  na¬ 
tions  of  earth,  its  among  the  tribes  of  Israel.  They  are  chosen  from 
among  the  Lord's  own  people,  as  were  the  apostles,  and  for  some 
specific  reason  and  purpose.  But  the  great  earthquake,  the  black¬ 
ened  sun,  the  bloody  moon,  the  falling  stars,  the  heaven  departing 
as  a  scroll  and  the  mountains  and  islands  moving  out  of  their 
places  all  inaicate  some  future  day ;  and  the  dark  days  of  the  past, 
the  ruddy  moon  and  falling  stars,  were  but  faint  types  pointing 
us  forward  to  this  great  day,  when  like  a  scroll  will  the  heaven 
above  roll  back  and  not  a  star  be  seen,  and  the  mountains  shall 
change  their  Oases,  and  islands  shall  submerge  themselves  like 
submarine  vessels  and  rise  no  more.  THEN  men  will  tremble, 
then  will  men  quake  and  fear,  then  will  men  hide  and  cry  might¬ 
ily  because  of  what  they  see,  and  pray  to  be  blotted  out  lest  they 
fall  into  the  hands  of  an  avenging  God.  The  inference  is  plain 
that  THE  THRONE  AND  THE  LAMB  ARE  OPEN  TO  MORTAL 


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EYES,  and  Uiev  think  the  day  of  wrath  is  come.  But  the  day  of 
Wrath  is  further  on,  it  belongs  to  some  future  day.  Man’s  direst 
calamity  and  quaking  fear  is  not  yet.  There  have  been  days  of 
adversity,  Ernes  of  great  distress  and  much  tribulation  to  individ¬ 
uals  and  nations  in  all  history,  out  of  which  have  come  many 
martrys  for  truth  and  righteousness,  and  these  are  here  referred 
to  as  having  washed  their  robe  and  made  them  white  in  the  blood 
of  the  Lamb. 

The  persecuted  and  oppressed  of  all  lands  have  been  God’s 
people  in  preferenc  to  the  rich  and  noble,  the  leaders  and  rulers. 
And  though  the  great  day  of  tribulation  is  yet  future,  God’s 

people  have  had  tribulation  in  every  age. 

On  opening  the  seventh  Seal,  there  was  silence  in  heaven 
for  halt  an  hear.  Astonishment!  Wonder!  Awe!  Amazement!  None 
could  speak.  And  seven  angels  with  seven  thumpets  made  ready ; 
and  another  angel  with  a  censor,  tilled  it  and  cast  it  into  the 
earth,  and  noises  and  an  earthquake  occurred.  Then  the  first 
angel  sounded,  and  there  followed  hail  and  fire  and  blood;  and  the 
THIRD  part  of  trees  burned  up  and  all  green  grass.  We  may  read 
and  see  some  of  the  things  which  are  soon  to  come  to  pass  and  the 
truly  wise  will  prepare  to  meet  them.  The  half  hour  of  silence 
in  heaven  will  take  place  when  the  seventh  Seal  is  broken,  and 
THEN  the  sounding  of  the  seven  trumpets  in  rapid  succession. 
As  they  all  come  in  the  closing  time  of  the  end  and  under  ONE 
SEAL  they  naturally  follow  each  other  rapidly.  These  are  “the 
days  that  must  be  shortened  or  no  flesh  could  be  saved.” 

This  is  the  seventh  and  last  SEAL,  and  indicates  things 
that  will  take  place  at  the  very  close  of  the  TIME  OF  THE  END. 
Every  act  is  performed  to  get  ready  for  the  opening  up  of  the 
SEVEN  THOUSAND  year  day  of  The  Lord’s  reign  and  rule.  No 
man  can  tell  what  is  to  be  but  he  may  read  what  God  discloses  and 
makes  knovvn  unto  us.  John  has  spoken  in  figures  and  types  and 
told  us  all  this  for  the  especial  purpose  of  letting  us  KNOW  there 
is  no  occasion  for  despair  or  discouragement, — God’s  triumph  is 
as  sure  as  the  hills.  What  is  here  told  will  be  understood  only 
by  the  closest  application  and  study  with  prayer  and  fasting.  The 
closest  student  will  discover  most,  but  all  who  read  will  be  blessed. 

■  1  i 

The  breaking  of  the  seventh  Seal  is  the  preparation  for  the 


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sounding  of  the  seven  trumpets, — all  of  which  are  WOES  follow¬ 
ing  woes ;  each  increasing  in  distress  and  hardships.  An  angel 
pouring  incense  upon  the  altar  casts  it  to  the  earth, — indicating 
prayers  are  unheard  now,  and  petitions  are  not  made.  The  earth 
has  become  apostatized,  it  is  asleep  in  luxury,  it  is  gone  on  in 
a  mad  rush  for  gain  and  honor  until  conscience  is  seared  as  with 
a  hot  iron. 

Either  these  TRUMPETS  sounding,  close  up  the  sixth 
thousand  year  day  or  it  opens  up  the  seventh  thousand.  In  either 
case  it  is  one  of  woe  and  distress  and  plenty  of  it.  Now,  the  world 
is  having  some  troubles,  and  always  have,  but  there  are  worse 
ones  ahead,  i  he  sounding  of  the  trumpets  will  be  WOE  on  WOE, 
paying  man  in  his  own  coin  what  he  has  paid  to  others. 

Let  us  read  the  sounding  of  the  seven  trumpets  with 
much  care. 


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(Lesson  4.  Chapter  8.) 


The  Seventh  Seal  Continued, — or  the  Sounding  of 

the  Seven  Trumpets. 

The  Judgments  and  Woes  of  God, — or  the  Days  of  Wrath 


These  seven  Trumpets  are  sounded  under  the  opening  of  the 
seventh  Seal,  and  of  course  are  the  works  done  under  that  Seal, 
—they  are  the  Seal  itself.  And  such  woes  as  are  here  described,  and 
such  judgments  as  are  here  sent  upon  humanity  is  the  reason  for 
that  half  hour  of  silence  in  heaven.  The  enormities  of  sin  stagger 
angels  and  God,  but  Satan  and  men  show  wrath  at  its  hindrance  or 
subjection.  They  roll  it  as  a  sweet  morsel  under  their  tongues. 
They  go  to  the  extent  to  where  they  can  believe  a  lie.  “The  carnal 
mind  is  not  subject  to  the  law  of  God,  but  is  at  enmity  against  God, 
neither  indeed  can  be:”  “men  drink  in  iniquity  as  an  ox  drinketh 
in  water:”  “they  thirst  for  it  as  a  dry  and  thirsty  land  where 
no  water  is:”  they  are  as  “prone  to  evil  as  the  sparks  to  fly  up¬ 
ward.”  There  is  no  truth  whatever  in  the  poetry  that  says: — 
“Sin  is  a  monster  of  so  frightful  a  mien, 

That  to  be  hated  needs  but  to  be  seen.” 

These  Woes  or  Judgments  of  God  are  sent  upon  mankind 
as  punitive  or  corrective  that  they  may  see  their  errors  and  turn 
away  from  sm:  they  are  as  truly  the  miracles  of  God  before 
men  for  their  conviction  and  conversion  as  any  ever  performed 
by  Christ  or  His  disciples.  THEY  are  to  teach  us  that  Capital 
punishment,  Penitentiaries  and  Jails  DO  NOT  lessen  crime,  that 
compulsion  i  nd  force  never  make  men  better,  and  there  is  NO 
CONSCRIPTION  to  the  armies  of  heaven,  or  the  ranks  of  the 
saints.  Hear  tho  result  of  this  severe  and  awful  test, — “And  the 
rest  of  the  n  ui  which  were  not  killed  by  these  plagues  yet  repented 
not  of  the  works  of  their  hands,  that  they  should  not  worship  dev¬ 
ils,  and  idHs  of  gold,  and  silver,  and  brass,  and  stone,  and  of  wood: 
which  neither  can  see,  nor  hear,  nor  walk:  neither  repented  they 


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of  their  murders,  nor  of  their  sorceries,  nor  of  their  fornication, 
nor  of  their  thefts.” 

These  woes  are  not  only  to  distress  and  trouble  men  but 
to  exterminate  one-third  of  all ;  and  in  order  to  make  it  most  ef¬ 
fective  their  torments  are  to  become  such  that  they  shall  seek 
death  and  not  find  it;  and  they  “shall  desire  to  die,  and  death  shall 
flee  from  them.” 

First  Trumpet 

The  sounding  of  the  first  Trumpet  is  followed  by  hail  and 
fire  mingled  with  blood  cast  upon  the  earth ;  and  the  THIRD  part 
of  trees  was  burnt  up  and  all  green  grass  was  burnt  up. 

All  green  grass  and  a  third  of  all  trees  were  burnt  up. 
Surely  this  must  have  been  a  drouth  and  a  dirth  of  thirst  that 
man  has  never  felt  or  known.  It  seems  to  be  a  combination  of  the 
second,  third  and  fourth  Seals  all  in  one.  THEN  the  fourth  of  men 
were  destroyed;  NOW  a  third  of  the  forests  and  all  grass.  THEN 
man  was  hurt ;  but  NOW  he  is  only  obliged  to  see  NATURE  suffer. 
But  blood  was  mingled  with  the  fire,  indicates  man  received  some 
hurt  also.  This  must  be  the  greatest  drouth  ever  the  world  has 
known. 

Second  Trumpet 

The  sounding  of  the  second  Trumpet  is  followed  by  a  burn¬ 
ing  mountain  cast  into  the  sea,  and  the  THIRD  part  of  the  sea 
became  blood;  and  one-third  of  all  in  the  sea,  or  on  it  were  de¬ 
stroyed. 

This  portends  that  sea  and  land  share  alike  in  the  woes  to 
come,  and  none  shall  escape.  It  is  possible  this  sounding  may 
follow  the  preceding  so  closely  as  to  appear  at  the  same  time. 
In  fact  it  may  possibly  be  at  the  same  time,  and  with  the  same 

drouth. 

Third  Trumpet 

Following  the  sounding  of  the  third  TRUMPET,  there  fell 
a  great  star  lrom  heaven  burning  as  a  lamp.  It  fell  on  a  THIRD 
part  of  the  rivers  and  fountains  of  water  and  they  became  as 
wormwood  and  many  died  because  of  the  bitter  water. 

It  is  plain  that  this  is  but  extending  the  hurt  into  all  the 
earth  so  that  none  shall  escape.  Here  it  is  reaching  the  rivers 
and  streams  and  playing  fountains.  They  begin  to  become 


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tainted  and  polluted  and  the  water  is  not  good.  The  fact  that 
this  is  called  a  “lamp”  in  contradistinction  to  a  “burning  moun¬ 
tain”  shows  the  same  agency  at  work,  and  may  also  be  at  the 
same  time. 

Fourth  Trumpet 

Following  the  sounding  of  the  fourth  Trumpet,  the  third 
part  of  the  sun  was  smitten,  the  moon  and  the  stars,  and  a  third 
part  of  ail  light  was  withheld.  Then  just  as  this  was  about 
to  take  place  John  saw  and  heard  an  angel  flying  through  the 
heaven,  “WOE,  Woe,  woe,  to  the  inhabitants  of  earth  because 
of  the  three  angels  yet  to  sound.” 

Does  this  portend  insanity,  presumption  and  great  rash¬ 
ness  among  the  teachers,  the  writers  and  speakers  among  men: 
the  leaders  loosing  their  heads,  as  some  say,  or  is  it  but  the  ex¬ 
tension  of  the  woe  and  judgment  of  God  to  all  nature, — land, 
sea,  rivers  and  fountains  of  earth,  and  ABOVE  the  earth  to  all 
things  that  affect  the  earth :  even  the  sun,  moon,  and  stars,  that 
a  third  part  of  all  being  destroyed,  man  may  be  affected  for 
good, — be  made  to  stop  and  ponder  his  ways?  Thus  far  only 
nature  has  been  made  to  feel  the  woe  of  God,  its*  hurt  and  harm 
to  man  has  been  secondary  or  incidental:  man's  hurt  has  come 
from  observation  and  relation  and  connection  with  nature,  but 
just  here,  after  the  woe  on  the  heavenly  bodies  a  change  is  to  be 
made,  Man  has  resisted  all  and  plays  the  harlot  still,  so  an 
angel  warns  him  that  the  woes  yet  to  come  shall  fall  heavier 
and  be  severer, — man  must  be  made  to  FEEL  and  experience  as 
well  as  SEE  the  wrath  that  he  has  made  others  feel. 

The  Fifth  Trumpet 

Following  the  sounding  of  the  fifth  Trumpet  a  Star  fell 
upon  the  earth,  with  the  key  of  the  bottomless  pit.  He  opened 
it,  and  the  smoke  of  it  darkened  the  sun  and  the  air,  and  locusts 
with  scorpion  power  went  forth  to  hurt  all  mankind  not  hav¬ 
ing  the  seal  of  God  in  their  foreheads, — to  hurt  them  only  for 
FIVE  months,  so  that  they  should  seek  death,  but  death  should 
be  denied  them.  These  locusts  had  a  king,  Apollyon  or  Abaddon, 
over  them:  they  were  like  horses,  caparrisoned  for  battle,  but 
on  their  heads  were  crowns  of  gold,  and  they  had  the  faces  of 
men:  their  hair  was  like  that  of  women,  and  their  teeth  of  iron: 


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they  had  breastplates  of  iron;  and  wings.  Their  tails  were  that 
of  scorpions,  and  with  them  they  stung  men. 

This  portends  Woe  to  MAN.  The  Pit  itself  is  opened  and 
the  Devil  let  loose.  None  are  to  escape  this  woe  but  the  servants 
of  God.  These  Locusts  have  “faces  of  men  and  the  hair  of  wom¬ 
en”  showing  their  friendliness  and  good-will  to  man.  They  have 
“crowns  of  gold”  showing  that  they  are  persons  of  high  authori¬ 
ty.  Eut  they  came  from  the  smoke  that  darkened  the  sun  and 
air  showing  that  they  are  the  out-come'  of  ‘darkness  settled  upon 
man,’ — just  as  during  the  dark  ages,  but  far  beyond  them  in 
extent  and  rapacity.  The  Star  that  fell  is  said  to  have  the  “key 
of  the  bottomless  pit,”  shows  that  the  star  was  some  messenger 
of  God  sent  to  turn  loose  the  demon  of  darkness  with  his  army 
of  emmissaries  to  make  men  feel  the  distress  they  have  often 
imposed  upon  others,  and  to  so  feel  it  as  to  wish  for  death.  That 
these  emmisaries  are  called  locusts,  means  only  the  rapacity 
and  swiftness  with  which  they  act:  that  their  tails  are  like 
scorpions  means  the  severity  of  their  hurt;  and  that  they  should 
have  powrer  for  five  months  means  that  this  woe  is  so  severe  that 
more  time  would  be  ruin  to  all  and  an  utter  destruction.  Here 
men  are  not  to  die  but  FEEL,  not  to  be  destroyed  but  be  made 
to  EXPERIENCE  torment. 

Cainai  man  delights  in  torment;  they  find  pleasure  in 
other’s  woes.  They  preach  it  in  the  pulpits,  they  proclaim  that 
God  is  a  God  of  wrath,  of  fire  and  torment,  and  that  all  men  not 
conscripted  to  His  services  must  suffer  the  pangs  of  Eternal  fires 
and  sulphurous  fumes  In  His  presence  and  befor  the  angels  forever 
and  ever.  They  find  fully  as  much  glory  and  happiness  in  look¬ 
ing  on  the  wroes  of  others  as  they  have  in  their  own  escape. 
They  seem  to  think  that  God  is  Democracy,  and  the  party  that 
triumphs  should  have  all  the  spoils  and  the  one  that  is  beaten 
should  reap  but  tears:  glory  and  power  belong  to  God  because 
He  is  strong  and  gets  the  victory,  and  Satan,  and  every  oppos¬ 
ing  one  deserves,  not  bitter  remorse  and  agonizing  despair,  but 
unending  TORMENT. 

The  Sixth  Trumpet 

Following  the  sixth  sounding  trumpet,  four  angels  were 
loosed  fiom  the  river  Euphrates,  which  were  prepared  for  an 


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hour,  a  day,  a  month,  and  a  year  to  slay  one-third  of  mankind. 
They  had  an  army  of  horsemen  of  200  million  men, — their  riders 
had  breast  plates  of  fire,  of  Jacinth  and  brimstone,  and  the 
horses’  heads  were  like  lions,  and  their  mouths  sent  out  fire  and 
smoke  and  brimstone:  which  killed  one-third  of  mankind.  Their 
tails  were  like  serpents,  that  bit  to  hurt. 

Awful  you  say;  yet  hear  what  God  says, — V.20-21.  “And 
the  rest  of  the  men  which  were  not  killed  by  these  plagues  yet 
repented  not  of  the  works  of  their  hands,  that  they  should  not 
worship  devils,  and  idols  of  gold,  and  silver,  and  brass,  and  stone, 
and  wood:  Which  neither  can  see,  nor  hear,  nor  walk:  neither 
repented  they  of  their  murders,  nor  of  their  sorceries,  nor  of 
their  fornication,  nor  of  their  thefts.” 

Repentance,  neither  from  observation  of  woe  upon  na¬ 
ture  under  the  first  four  trumpets,  nor  from  personal  experience 
under  the  fifth  and  sixth  Tumpets;  from  the  hurt  that  lasted 
for  months  and  made  them  seek  death  and  found  it  not ;  nor  from 
the  vast  army  of  horsemen  with  deadly  gasses  in  their  mouths 
to  destroy  one-third  of  mankind,  and  hurt  in  their  tails  for  all: 
THESE  dread  calamities,  these  dire  and  awful  judgments,  these 
severe  and  astonishing  woes,  these  extreme  and  unlimited  pun¬ 
ishments  had  no  moral  effect,  no  religious  and  regenerating 
effect:  they  proved  useless  and  without  value. 

Here  is  shown  the  falsity  of  force  and  power  in  man’s  re¬ 
generation;  the  mistaken  notion  that  punishment  and  torment 
make  men  better,  or  deter  others. 

“The  wisdom  of  man  is  foolishness  with  God.”  “The 
thoughts  of  God  are  as  much  higher  than  man’s  as  the  heavens 
are  above  the  earth.”  God  is  Love,  but  man  makes  Him  a  God 
of  wrath  a3  are  heathen  gods.  HERE,  God  permits  the  extreme 
test  and  trial  to  the  fullest  of  MAN’S  WISDOM  in  the  punish¬ 
ment  of  crime  and  the  betterment  of  society. 

War  has  been  man’s  highest  court  and  judgment  for 
overcoming  wrongs  and  overthrowing  evil;  declaring  that  God 
would  give  victory  to  the  right  and  defeat  to  the  wrong.  His¬ 
tory  declares  that  thus  has  God  given  to  the  world  the  Civilization 
and  progress  it  enjoys  today:  some  even  claiming  that  wars  are 
essential  for  progress  and  civilization, — weeding  out  the  feeble 


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and  weaker  and  teaching  Man's  power  over  influences  and  sur¬ 
roundings  and  the  creation  of  new  and  better,  higher  and  nobler 
things ;  as  well  as  sensing  man  to  his  power  to  do  and  dare  and 
win. 


This  war,  here,  is  spoken  of  as  the  Armageddon,  and  a 
whole  world  at  strife;  as  the  Great  Tribulation,  and  the  world’s 
last  conflict:  it  is  called  The  Day  of  Wrath,  and  lasts  “an  hour, 
a  month,  and  a  year,”  and  the  number  of  this  great  Cavalry  is 
200  million  and  this  fight  is  by  gases  of  smoke  and  brimstone, 
so  deadly  that  one-third  of  mankind  is  destroyed,  and  so  effici¬ 
ent  are  these  dreadful  steeds  that  the  riders  need  only  to  direct 
and  steer  the  deadly  conflict.  Four  great  armies,  under  four  great 
Generals  loosed  from  the  Euphrates,— or  that  RACE  of  mankind 
which  settled  and  inhabited  the  valleys  and  lands  of  the  Eu¬ 
phrates  country  when  Noah's  descendants  divided  and  settled 
the  earth.  But  in  all  this  Woe  on  woe,  there  is  no  turning  to 
God,  no  repentance  from  dead  works,  no  desire  to  live  differ¬ 
ently,  or  to  serve  the  God  of  Righteousness  and  holiness. 

At  the  end  of  this  conflict  and  world  war,  “Tor  an  hour, 


a  day,  a  month,  and  a  year/'  John  saw  another  mighty  angel 
come  down  from  heaven,  clothed  with  a  cloud:  and  a  rainbow 
was  upon  his  head,  and  his  face  was  as  the  sun,  and  his 
feet  as  pillars  of  fire:  and  he  had  in  his  hand  a  little  book 
open:  and  he  set  his  right  foot  upon  the  sea,  and  his  left  foot 
on  the  earth,  and  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  as  when  a  lion  roareth : 
and  when  he  Had  cried,  seven  thunders  uttered  their  voices. 
These  utterances  were  not  to  be  disclosed,  but  the  angql  swore 
that  TIME  should  be  no  longer:  but  when  the  seventh  angel's 
trumpet  should  sound,  The  Mystery  of  God  should  be  FINISHED. 
John  was  told  to  take  the  open  book  and  eat  it,  and  that  he 
should  “prophesy  again  before  many  peoples,  and  nations,  and 
tongues,  and  kings.” 

This  mighty  ANGEL,  speaking  as  a  lion  roaring,  and  de¬ 
claring  “TIME  is  no  more,”  seems  to  be  of  almost  equal  impor¬ 
tance  as  the  Son.  he  is  CLOTHED  with  a  cloud,  a  rainbow  is 
about  his  head,  his  face  shone  like  the  sun  and  his  feet  like  pil¬ 
lars  of  fire..  He  had  the  OPEN  BOOK  and  he  resembles  the  Son 
very  much. 


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WHO  ELSE  would  be  commissioned  to  END  the  age? 
Who  else  would  have  the  open  book?  The  Age  is  COMPLETE, 
— the  six  thousand  years  have  ended;  and  a  complete  CHANGE 
is  about  tu  be  inaugurated:  man’s  rule  and  dominion  ceases. 
Just  a  short  while  now  and  the  seventh  Trumpet  will  sound  and 
“The  Mystery  of  God  shall  be  FINISHED.”  There  is  such  little 
more  to  be  revealed  that  John  is  told  that  he  will  be  permitted 
to  return  and  prophesy  again  to  the  people.  No  doubt  John  telt 
rejoiced  at  this,  especially  now  after  seeing  the  things  coming 
on  the  world.  At  this  point  a  change  is  made  and  John  was  the 
Servant : — 

Chap.  11:1-13:  “And  there  was  given  me  a  reed  like 
unto  a  rod:  and  the  angel  stood,  saying,  Rise  and  measure  the 
temple  of  God,  and  the  altar,  and  them  that  worship  therein. 
But  the  court  which  is  without  the  temple  leave  out,  and  meas¬ 
ure  it  not;  for  it  is  given  unto  the  gentiles:  and  the  holy  city 
shall  they  tread  under  foot  forty  and  two  months.  And  I  will 
give  power  unto  my  two  witnesses,  and  they  shall  prophesy  a 
(thousand  two  hundred  and  three  score  days,  CLOTHED  IN 
SACKCLOTH.  THESE  are  the  TWO  OLIVE  TREES,  and  the 
TWO  CANDLESTICKS  standing  before  the  God  of  the  earth. 
And  if  any  man  will  hurt  them,  fire  proceedeth  out  of  their 
month,  and  devoureth  their  enemies:  and  if  any  man  will  hurt 
them,  he  must  in  this  manner  be  killed.  These  have  power  to 
shut  heaven  that  it  rain  not  IN  THE  DAYS  OF  THER  PROPHE¬ 
SY  :  and  have  power  over  waters  to  turn  them  to  blood,  and  to 
smite  the  earth  with  all  plagues,  as  often  as  they  will.  And 
WHEN  they  shall  have  FINISHED  their  testimony,  the  beast 
that  ascendMh  out  of  the  bottomless  pit  shall  make  war  against 
them,  and  shall  overcome  them  and  kill  them.  And  their  dead 
bodies  shall  lie  in  the  streets  of  the  great  city,  which  spirit¬ 
ually  is  called  Sodom  and  Egypt,  where  also  our  Lord  was  cruci¬ 
fied.  And  they  of  the  people  and  kindreds  and  tongues  and  na¬ 
tions  shall  SEE  THEIR  DEAD  BODIES  three  days  and  a  half, 
and  shall  not  suffer  their  dead  bodies  to  be  put  in  graves.  And 
they  that  dwell  upon  the  earth  shall  rejoice  over  them,  and  make 
merry,  and  shall  send  gifts  one  to  another;  because  these  two 
prophets  tormented  them  that  dwell  on  the  earth.  And  AFTER 


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tlnve  days  and  half  the  Spirit  of  life  from  God  entered  into 
them,  and  they  stood  upon  their  feet;  and  a  great  fear  fell  upon 
them  which  saw  them.  And  they  heard  a  great  voice  from 
heaven  saying  unto  them,  Come  up  hither.  And  they  ascended 
up  to  heaven  in  a  cloud;  and  their  enemies  BEHELD  THEM. 
And  the  same  hour  there  was  a  great  earthquake,  and  the  tenth 
part  of  the  city  fell,  and  in  the  earthquake,  were  slain  of  men 
Seven  thousand:  and  the  remnant  were  affrighted  and  gave  glory 
to  the  God  of  heaven.  The  second  woe  is  past;  and  behold,  the 
third  woe  cometh  quickly.” 

Ur s  is  the  closing  of  the  woe  under  the  sixth  trumpet. 
Why  John  was  to  measure  the  temple  and  altar  and  they  who 
worshipped  therein  I  do  not  know.  As  they  worshipped  in  the 
alter  they  maj  have  been  the  martyrs  that  had  cried  for  ven- 
gsaoc  on  their  enemies  and  had  been  clothed  with  white  robes, 
and  John  needed  to  see  that  they  come  fully  up  to  all  the  require¬ 
ments,  as  the  temple  and  altar.  The  court  of  the  temple  given 
over  to  the  Gentiles  was  not  to  be  measured  because  it  was  not 
yet  ready  for  judgment  or  final  decision.  But  the  holy  city  itself 
was  given  unto  the  Gentiles  for  forty  two  months, — which  is. 
three  and  a  half  years.  During  this  same  period  of  twelve  hun¬ 
dred  and  sixty  days  the  two  witnesses,  which  are  the  two  olive 
trees  or  the  two  candlesticks  which  ever  stand  before  the  God  of 
the  earth,  prophesy  and  bear  testimony  before  all  men.  These 
two  Witnesses  seem  to  be  The  Old  and  New  Testaments, — the 
Word  of  God;  and  that  they  have  power  to  work  all  miracles 
in  self  defence,  and  with  whatever  hurt  men  may  impose  on 
them,  the  same  shall  destroy  those  men, — all  indicate  that  all 
believers  and  adherents  of  the  Word  have  the  power  of  Apos¬ 
tles  and  will  have,  during  the  Age.  That  their  Testamony  is 
to  be  finished  and  they  are  to  be  overcome  by  the  Beast  from 
the  Pit  indicates  a  great  dearth  of  the  Gospel  in  the  land;  and 
just  such  a  dearth  is  prophecied.  For  three  and  a  half  years  this 
dearth  will  prevail  in  the  holy  city. 

The  holy  city  must  be  a  rebuilt  city  when  the  Jews  have 
been  returned  to  Falestine  and  their  return  to  power  and  rule 
among  the  Nations  of  the  earth.  Their  strong  rejection  of  the 
Gospel  and  Christ  will  lead  to  ITS  BANISHMENT  and  their 


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complete  infidelity,  so  as  to  make  it  Spiritually  a  Sodom  or 
Egypt.  This  infidel  stage  will  be  an  occasion  of  much  rejoicing 
and  merry-making,  even  leading  to  an  exchange  of  many  gifts 
and  congratulations,  but  at  the  end  of  just  “three  and  a  half 
days”  this  overthrow  and  subjugation  comes  to  an  end,  and  a 
new  life,  somehow  is  -revived  in  the  TRUiK  God  says,  the 
Spirit  of  Life  FROM  GOD  entered  into  them— and  it  aston¬ 
ished  the  people,  and  while  yet  in  wonder  beholding  it,  an  earth¬ 
quake  destroys  a  tenth  part  of  the  city  and  7000  men.  Tnis  has 
a  wholesome  effect  and  the  remnant  give  God  the  glory.  The 
resurrection  of  the  TRUTH  and  the  ascension  of  the  BOOK 
united,  on  a  cioud,  up  to  heaven  opened  their  eyes  and  quickened 
their  consciences.  It  seems  to  be  a  ri  iME  when  a  Nation  is 
born  in  a  day:  and  it  seems  to  be  the  one  instance  where  WOE 


so  affrighted  man  as  to  cause  him  to  give  glory  to  God. 

This  ends  the  second  woe  on  man,  or  the  sixth  woe  on  the 
world,  and  “behold,  the  third  woe  cometh  quickly.” 


The  Seventh  Trumpet 

“And  the  seventh  angel  sounded;  and  there  were  great 
voices  in  heaven,  saying  The  kingdoms  of  this  world  are  be¬ 
come  the  kingdom  of  our  Lord,  and  his  Christ;  and  lie  shall 
reign  forever  and  ever.  And  the  four  and  twenty  Elders  which 
sat  before  God  on  their  seats,  fell  upon  their  faces,  and  wor¬ 
shipped  God,  saying,  We  give  thee  thanks,  O  Lord  God  Al¬ 
mighty,  which  art  and  was,  and  art  to  come;  because  thou 
hast  taken  to  thee  thy  great  power,  and  hast  reigned.  And 
the  nations  were  angry,  and  THY  WRATH  IS  COME  and 
THE  TIME  OF  THE  DEAD,  THAT  they  should  be  judged,  and 
THAT  thou  shouldest  GIVE  REWARD  UNTO  THY  SERVANTS 
the  prophets,  and  to  the  saints,  and  them  that  fear  tky  name, 
SMALL  AND  GREAT;  and  shouldest  DESTROY  them  that  de¬ 
stroy  the  eaith.  And  the  temple  of  God  was  opened  in  heaven, 
and  there  was  seen  in  his  temple  the  ark  of  his  testament:  and 
there  were  lightnings,  and  voices,  and  thunderings,  and  an  earth¬ 
quake,  and  great  hail.” 

The  opening  under  the  seventh  Trumpet  is  wonderful. 
No  doubt  the  “great  voices”  mean  the  voices  of  great  person- 


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ages,  but  their  deciarations  are  wonderful.  The  earth  has  been 
subjugated,  God  has  triumphed  and  His  reign  has  come.  The 
24  Elders  say  He  has  taken  to  himself  his  great  power  and 
reigned:  that  the  nations  are  angry,  and  God’s  wrath  is  come, 
and  the  TIME  of  the  dead  for  Judgment,  and  his  servants  and 
prophets  and  saints,  small  and  great,  should  be  rewarded,  and 
the  destruction  of  them  that  destroy  the  earth.  This  is  remark¬ 
able.  Here  are  answered  the  questions  so  often  asked.  This  is 
the  TIME  of  judging  the  dead;  this  is  the  Time  of  rewards  to  the 
Faithful. 

Under  this  sounding  of  the  seventh  Trumpet  MUCH  is 
to  be  accomplished.  This  is  the  final  winding  up  of  man's  rule 
and  dominion  and  preparation  for  the  reign  of  Christ,  as  God 
has  declared.  Under  this  Trumpet  come  all  the  Vials  of  wrath, 
and  they  cease  not  until  the  Bride  hath  made  herself  ready, 
and  the  Bridegroom  is  about  to  descend. 

Almost  all  writers  are  now  telling  about  the  “rapture” 
and  the  “revelation,”  and  placing  three  and  a  half  to  seven 
years  between  the  two.  They  cannot  bear  the  idea  of  the  saints 
on  earth  parsing  through  the  “tribulation,”  though  we  are  told, 
“these  are  they  who  have  come  up  through  tribulation  and 
washed  their  robes  and  made  them  white  in  the  blood  of  the 
Lamb.”  They  are  not  satisfied  with  a  SECOND  coming  of  Christ, 
they  must  have  a  THIRD. 


(The  Seventh  Trumpet  Cont'd,  Chap.  XII.)  _The  Great  Wondec 

Chapter  XII.  “And  there  appeared  a  great  wonder  in  heaven; 
a  woman  ciothed  with  the  sun,  and  the  moon  under  her  feet, 
and  upon  her  head  a  crown  of  twelve  stars :  and  she  being  with 
child  cried,  travailing  in  birth,  and  pained  to  be  delivered. 
And  there  appeared  another  wonder  in  heaven;  and  behold  a 
great  red  dragon,  having  seven  heads  and  ten  horns,  and  seven 
crowns  upon  his  heads.  And  his  tail  drew  the  third  part  of  the 
STARS  OF  HEAVEN,  and  did  cast  them  to  the  earth:  and 
the  dragon  stood  before  the  woman  which  was  ready  to  be  deliv¬ 
ered,  for  to  devour  her  child  as  soon  as  it  was  born.  And  she- 
brought  forth  a  MAN  CHLD,  who  was  to  rule  all  nations  with 


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a  red  of  iron:  and  her  child  was  caught  up  unto  God,  and  to  his 
throve.  And  the  woman  fled  into  the  wilderness,  where  she 
hath  a  place  prepared  of  God,  that  they  should  feed  her  there 
a  thousand  two  hundred  and  three  score  days.  And  there  was 
war  in  heaven :  Michael  and  his  angels  fought  against  the  dragon ; 
and  the  dragon  fought  against  his  angels,  and  prevailed  not; 
neither  was  their  place  found  anymore  in  heaven. 

And  the  great  dragon  was  cast  out,  that  old  serpent, 
called  the  Devil,  and  Satan,  which  deceiveth  the  whole  world; 
and  he  was  cast  out  into  the  earth,  and  his  angels  were  cast 
out  with  him. 

And  I  heard  a  loud  voice  saying  in  heaven,  Now  is  come 
salvation  and  strength,  and  the  kingdom  of  our  God,  and  the 
power  of  his  Christ:  for  the  accuser  of  our  brethren  is  cast 
down,  whicii  accused  them  before  our  God  day  and  night. 

And  they  overcame  him  by  the  blood  of  the  Lamb,  and  by 
the  word  of  their  testimony;  and  they  loved  not  their  lives 
unto  the  death.  Therefore,  rejoice,  ye  heavens,  and  ye  that 
dwell  in  them.  Woe  to  the  inhabitants  of  earth  and  of  the  sea! 
for  the  devil  is  come  down  unto  you,  having  great  wrath,  be¬ 
cause  he  kneweth  that  he  hath  but  a  short  time. 

And  when  the  dragon  saw  that  he  was  CAST  UNTO  THE 
EARTH,  he  persecuted  the  woman  which  brought  forth  the 
man  child.  And  to  the  woman  were  given  two  wings  of  a  great 
eagle,  that  she  might  fly  into  the  wilderness,  into  a  place,  where 
she  is  nourished  for  a  time,  and  times,  and  a  half  time,  from  the 
face  of  the  serpent.  And  the  serpent  cast  out  of  his  mouth 

water  as  a  flood  after  the  woman,  that  he  might  cause  her  to 

/ 

be  carried  away  of  the  flood.  And  the  earth  helped  the  woman, 
and  the  earth  opened  her  mouth,  and  swallowed  up  the  flood 
which  the  dragon  cast  out  of  his  mouth.  And  the  dragon  was 
wroth  with  the  woman,  and  went  to  make  war  with  THE  REM¬ 
NANT  of  HER  SEED,  which  keep  the  commandments  of  God, 
and  have  the  testimony  of  Jesus  Christ. 

What  does  this  Chapter  mean  ?  J.  H.  Conkey  says  it  is  an 
“inset”  and  not  strictly  a  part  of  the  continued  record.  I  am 
not  of  his  opinion.  I  think  the  whole  Book  of  Revelation  is 
one  continued  and  connected  vision  and  revelation,  and  each 


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and  every  record  here  is  one  continued  story.  This  twelfth 
chapter  is  the  FIRST  occurrence  under  the  sounding  of  the 
SEVENTH  Trumpet  after  the  Halleluiahs  of  the  great  ones 
and  the  24  Elders. 

John  says,  this  great  wonder  appeared  IN  HEAVEN. 
Certainly,  Israel,  as  MeConkel  says,  is  not  the  woman  clothed 
with  the  sun;  and  the  moon  never  under  Israel's  feet,  nor  can 
she  be  crowned  with  the  twelve  stars  which  composed  Israel 
herself.  Israel  was  of  the  earth  and  IN  the  earth,  not  in  heaven. 
Again,  when  John  had  this  revelation  and  said  it  was  of.  things 
‘To  come  to  pass"’  Christ  had  lived  and  died  and  arisen, — this 
vision  is  a  thing  as  yet  so  unreal  and  unusual  as  to  cause  won¬ 
der  in  heaven.  And  well  it  may  have  been  a  cause  of  wonder 
when  it  led  to  WAR  IN  HEAVEN.  If  this  thing  caused  war 
in  heaven,  it  seems  strange  the  CAUSATION  should  have  been 
IN  THE  EARTH.  War  in  heaven  has  puzzled  Commentators 
and  students:  and  WHEN  it  occurred  has  been  as  great  a 
mystery.  Man  is  prone  to  hatch  theories  and  then  twist  the 
Bible  to  prove  his  theories.  I  do  not  pretend  to  know  what  this 
woman  represents;  but  as  she  is  clothed  with  the  sun,  and  the 
moon  is  under  her  feet,  and  in  heaven,  it  seems  to  me  to  REP¬ 
RESENT  a  “Triumphant  Church,"  and  her  delivery  is  the  “new 
birth"  of  the  ages,  caught  up  to  God  and  his  throne.  This  Tri¬ 
umphant  Church  disappears  for  1260  days,  and  the  war  begins 
and  ends.  The  devil  is  cast  out  of  heaven,  down  to  the  earth, 
and  ail  his  angels  with  him. 

THIS  is  the  first  time  that  any  record  is  made  of  Satan 
being  dealt  with  for  his  satanic  doings,  and  his  astonishing  re¬ 
bellion.  Oh  the  long  suffering  and  patience  of  God!  “They  over¬ 
came  him  by  the  blood  of  the  Lamb,  and  by  the  word  of  their 
testimony."  It  could  not  have  been  before  the  crucifixion:  and 
a  triumphant  Church  must  have  entered  largely  into  the  vic¬ 
tory.  And  NOW  is  WOE  to  the  inhabitants  of  earth  and  sea: 
his  wrath  is  great  because  he  knoweth  his  “time  is  short."  The 
woman  is  safe  from  Satan  for  a  time;  but  her  place  prepared 
and  her  salvation,  is  HERE  on  earth,  and  she  has  a  REMNANT 


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of  seed  which  the  devil  went  to  make  war  upon.  This  day  is 
yet  in  the  future.  But  it  is  drawing  near  rapidly.  This  must 
be  in  the  dosing  years  of  “The  Time  of  the  End;”  and  just  be¬ 
fore  “the  days  of  wrath.” 


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LESSON  5,  CHAP.  13,  Continued 
The  Beasts 

Satan  is  now  cast  out  of  Heaven,  down  to  the  Earth  alto¬ 
gether,  and  this  is  his  only  territory  in  which  to  tempt  and  de¬ 
stroy,  and  lie  gets  busy  because  he  knows  his  time  is  short,  and 
he  persecutes  the  ‘"remnant  of  her  seed”  with  all  his  power  to 
enslave  and  destroy. 

John  in  his  vision  comes  down  to  the  earth  also,  and 
what  he  sees  is  on  the  earth.  The  13th  Chapter  reads:  “And 
I  stood  upon  the  sand  of  the  sea,  and  saw  a  beast  rise  up  out  of 
the  sea,  having  seven  heads  and  ten  horns,  and  upon  his  horns 
ten  crowns,  and  upon  his  heads  the  name  of  blasphemy.  And 
the  beast  which  I  saw  was  like  unto  a  leopard,  and  his  feet 
were  as  the  feet  of  a  bear,  and  his  mouth  as  the  mouth  of  a 
lion:  and  the  dragon  gave  him  his  power,  and  his  seat,  and 
great  authority.  And  I  saw  one  of  his  heads  as  it  were  wounded 
to  death;  and  his  deadly  wound  was  healed:  and  all  the  world 
wondered  after  the  beast.  And  they  worshipped  the  dragon 
which  gave  power  unto  the  beast:  and  they  worshipped  the 
beast,  Saying,  Who  is  like  unto  the  beast?  Who  is  able  to  make 
war  with  him?  And  there  was  given  unto  him  a  mouth  speak¬ 
ing  great  things  and  bLsphemies;  and  power  was  given  unto 
him  to  continue  forty  and  two  months.  And  he  opened  his 
mouth  in  blasphemy,  yes,  against  God,  to  blaspheme  his  name, 
and  his  tabernacle,  and  them  that  dwell  in  heaven.  And  it  was 
given  unto  him  to  make  war  with  the  saints,  and  to  overcome 
them :  and  power  was  given  him  over  all  kindreds,  and  tongues, 
and  nations.  And  all  that  dwell  upon  the  earth  shall  worship 
him,  whose  names  are  not  written  in  the  Book  of  Life  of  the 
Lamb  slain  from  the  foundation  of  the  world. 

If  any  man  have  an  ear,  let  him  hear.  (Mark  it.)  Pie 
that  leadeth  into  captivity  shall  go  into  captivity:  he  that  kill- 
eth  with  the  sword  must  be  killed  with  the  sword.  Here  is  the 
patience  and  faith  of  the  saints. 


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And  I  beheld  another  beast  coming  up  out  of  the  earth; 
and  he  had  two  horns,  like  a  lamb,  and  he  spake  as  a  dragon. 
And  he  exercised  all  the  power  of  the  first  beast  before  him,  and 
causeth  the  earth  and  them  that  dwell  therein  to  worship  the 
first  beast,  whose  deadly  wound  was  healed.  And  he  doeth 
great  wonders,  so  that  he  maketh  fire  come  down  from  heaven 
on  the  earth  in  the  sight  of  men,  and  he  deceiveth  them  that 
dwell  on  earth  by  the  means  of  those  miracles  which  he  had  power 
to  do  in  the  sight  of  the  beast ;  saying  to  them  that  dwell  on  the 
earth,  that  they  should  make  an  image  to  the  beast,  which  had 
the  wound  by  a  sword,  and  did  live.  And  he  had  power  to  give 
life  unto  the  image  of  the  beast,  that  the  image  of  the  beast 
should  both  speak,  and  cause  as  many  as  would  not  worship  the 
image  cf  the  beast  should  be  killed.  And  he  causeth  all,  both 
small  and  great,  rich  and  poor,  free  and  bond,  to  receive  a  mark 
in  their  right  hand,  or  in  their  foreheads:  and  that  no  man 
might  buy  or  sell,  save  he  that  had  the  mark,  or  the  name  of  the 
beast,  or  the  number  of  his  name.  Here  is  wisdom.  Let  him 
that  hath  understanding  count  the  number  of  the  beast:  for 
it  is  the  number  of  a  man;  and  his  number  is  686.” 

The  subject  of  this  Chapter  is  the  two  beasts  and  an 
image  of  the  first.  The  first  beast  rises  up  out  of  the  sea,  and 
means  out  of  the  ruling  class  of  people,  that  he  had  seven  heads 
and  ten  horns,  and  upon  his  ten  horns  ten  crowns,  and  on  his 
heads  blasphemy,  indicates  that  this  beast  was  a  POWER,  or 
organized  government,  and  THAT  power  was  the  combination 
and  the  union  of  seven  powers  or  nations;  and  the  ten  horns  or 
crowns  were  ten  smaller  nations  associating  and  a-betting  and 
lending  all  the  aid  possible  to  make  the  one  power — the  Beast — 
mighty  and  strong.  That  the  seven  heads  had  names  of  blas¬ 
phemy,  shows  that  they  acted  and  lived  under  a  false  color  and 
took  a  name  foreign  to  their  character.  That  the  beast  was  like 
a  leopard,  indicates  his  unstableness,  his  inconstancy,  and  con¬ 
stant  changing  and  trying  of  new  and  strange  methods.  That 
his  feet  were  those  of  a  bear,  indicates  slow-moving  but  fero¬ 
cious  and  able  to  climb  up  into  the  highest  pinnacles  of  human 
ambition.  That  his  mouth  was  that  of  a  lion,  indicates  bold,  dar¬ 
ing,  strong  and  positive  in  assertions.  That  this  beast  was 


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given  the  dragon’s  power,  seat  and  great  authority,  indicates 
the  worship  and  passion  that  guided  the  beast  and  ruled  in  all 
its  decisions  and  judgments. 

j  hat  one  of  its  heads  was  wounded  to  the  death,  means 
that  (one  of  these  seven  great  powTers  would  become  offended 
and  withdraw  from  the  confederation:)  that  the  deadly  wound 
was  healed,  means  that  the  offended  nation  would  become  rec¬ 
onciled,  to  astonish  the  world  at  her  reconciliation,  and  be  so 
effectual  in  results  that  all  the  world  will  wonder  after  the 
Beast.  The  world  will  acknowledge  and  submit  so  complacently 
that  they  readily  worship  at  the  shrine  of  the  author  of  these 
iniquitous  and  deceitful,  arrogant  and  presumptuous  powers; 
and  tT.y  glory  Lx  iheir  self-exaltion  and  rule  so  that  they  wor¬ 
ship  the  Beast  or  confederation  saying,  Who  is  like  unto  the 
beast  ?  Or  Who  is  able  to  make  war  with  him  ? 

Just  such  expressions  are  made  about  the  League  of  Na¬ 
tions,  and  more  positive  and  assertive  about  this  Federation  of 
Nations.  The  present  transactions  and  rulings  are  but  straw 
votes  feeling  after  the  sentiment  and  testing  the  pulse  of  the 
world. 

“And  there  was  given  unto  him  a  mouth  speaking  great 
things  and  blasphemies;  and  powTer  to  continue  42  months.” 


This  shows 


cna 


this  beast 


is  the  creation  of  the  dragon,  and 


for  the  purpose  of  making  war  upon  “the  remnant  of  her  seed,” 
while  the  “Triumphant  church”  is  in  hiding, — the  two  periods 
being  the  same:  and  shows  the  headstrong  and  daring  manner 
of  the  beast  with  highsounding  words  and  declarations  in  blas¬ 
phemous  terms.  And  because  the  churches  do  not  accept  and 
teach  all  the  balder- dash  as  many  did  while  at  war  with  Gem 
many,  he  will  blaspheme  God  and  his  name,  and  his  tabernacle, 
and  them  that  dwell  in  heaven  or  live  in  constant  fullness  of 
the  Spirit  and  the  Peace  of  God  that  passeth  all  understanding. 
That  he  makes  war  with  the  saints  and  overcomes  them  is 
plainly  evident  that  the  “saints”  are  “the  remnant  of  her  seed;” 
and  the  success  of  the  beast  shows  the  power  of  the  dragon  over 
man.  They  glory  in  him,  and  worship  him  as  a  god;  and  it  ex¬ 
tends  to  all  peoples  and  kindreds,  and  nations,  except  those 
whose  “names  are  written  in  the  book  of  life,”  shows  the  uni- 


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versality  of  the  adherence  to  the  beast.  (Now  listen,) — If  any 
•man  hath  an  ear  let  him  HEAR/’— Hear  what?  Listen!  “He 
that  leadeth  into  captivity,  shall  go  into  captivity:  he  that 
killeth  with  the  sword  must  be  killed  with  the  sword.”  Hear 
that  ye  preachers  of  war  and  rule.  This  is  the  Golden  Rule,  and 
this  is  the  Judgment  of  God:  and  on  this,  and  in  its  living  is  the 
“patience  and  faith  of  the  saints.”  This  is  the  test,  and  none 
but  saints  can  bear  it. 

The  second  beast  that  John  saw  came  up  out  of  the 
‘‘earth;” — that  means  the  “common  people.”  As  the  first  was 
♦from  the  ruling  class,  now  we  have  one  from  the  common  people; 
— you  can  sec  it  now;  Monarchy  gives  way  to  Democracy.  His 
horns  like  a  lamb  indicate  in  his  ruling  and  civil  administration 
-socialistic  principals;  but  his  speech,  is  the  speech  of  the  dragon: 
his  theories,  and  statements  flatter  and  cajole  the  people,  but 
his  actions  and  life  lead  all  to  worship  the  FIRST  BEAST,  whose 
deadly  wound  was  healed, — the  confederation  of  nations.  You 
see  it  in  the  Bolshevism  of  Russia;  that  it  promised  much  and 
•gave  nothing  caused  the  people  to  return  to  the  rule  and  power 
of  Aristocracy  and  its  munificence,  its  grandeur  and  royalty. 

This  social  and  communistic  association,  this  Democratic 
and  Republican  electorate  doeth  wonders  in  the  sight  of  men,  so 
'much  so  that  by  their  co-operation  and  co-operative  efforts  they 
astonish  men.  The  papers  are  filled  vfith  its  glory  and  success. 
They  even  claim  and  apparently  perform  miracles,  and  so  de¬ 
ceive  the  world,  and  before  the  first  beast,  that  they  make  an 
image  of  the  first  beast,  and  give  it  life  and  make  it  speak  won¬ 
ders,  and  his  power  is  so  complete  that  the  people  are  com¬ 
manded  to  worship  and  give  obeisance; —  and  anyone  refusing 
shall  be  killed, — as  in  the  Ku  Klux  days  or  those  of  th&  night- 
riders.  This  beast  even  goes  to  the  limit  of  giving  everyone 
small  and  great  a  mark,  whereby  in  supervising  and  directing  or 
working  none  who  are  without  this  mark  can  buy  or  sell.  This 
will  extend  far  beyond  the  numbers,  grants  and  licenses  of  the 
war  with  Germany,  and  be  required  in  every  house.  It  will  be 
Socialism  run  mad,  and  exercising  the  tyranv  of  the  Aristocracy. 

Here  is  wisdom  says  the  word.  Look  and  learn,  yea,  and 
know,  that  Monarchy  never  did  have  any  LOVE  for  the  com- 


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mon  people  and  never  will;  but  equally  true  is  it,  that  Democ¬ 
racy  worships  the  SAME  ideals  and  leads  to  the  same  results. 
Man  was  given  dominion  over  all  the  inferior  creation  by  God, 
and  he  has  translated  that  to  mean  over  all  weaker  humanity; 
a  part  are  masters  and  the  rest  are  slaves. 

The  number  of  the  beast  is  686.  Many  have  puzzled  their 
minds  over  what  that  meant,  and  some  have  declared  its  solu¬ 
tion,  but  1  have  failed  to  find  anything  satisfactory.  As  it  is  the 
number  of  the  beast  and  also  the  number  of  man,  the  indication 
is  that  both  started  out  together  in  Eden  and  that  both  will  ter¬ 
minate  together,  when  man  as  a  sinner,  and  the  beast  as  his 
ideal  for  life,  shall  perish  together.  The  three  sixes  are  an  ex¬ 
pression  where  a  part  is  used  for  the  whole;  and  six  sixes  would 
mean  an  entire  six  thousand  years  of  man’s  history  and  his  ideal 
government.  When  the  beast, — his  idea! — falls,  then  man  comes 
back  under  Lie  rule  and  dominion  of  God. 

Chap.  14,  The  Pause  Before  Final  Wrath 

John  saw  a  lamb  standing  on  MOUNT  ZION,  and  with 
him  144,000  having  the  Father’s  name  written  in  their  fore¬ 
heads.  And  he  heard  a  voice  from  heaven  as  the  voice  of  many 
waters,  and  as  the  voice  of  a  great  thunder;  and  he  heard  the 
voice  of  harpers  harping  with  their  harps :  and  they  sung  as  it 
were  a  new  song  before  the  throne,  and  before  the  four  beasts, 
and  the  elders:  and  no  man  could  learn  that  song  but  the 
144,000,  which  were  redeemed  from  the  earth.  These  are  they 
which  were  not  defiled  with  women;  for  they  are  virgins.  These 
are  they  which  follow  the  Lamb  whithersoever  he  goeth.  These 
were  redeemed  from  among  men,  being  the  FIRST  FRUITS  (unto 
God  and  to  the  Lamb.)  And  in  their  mouth  was  found  no  guile: 
for  they  are  without  fault  before  the  throne  of  God.” 

This  IHh  Chapter  is  a  strange  change  from  the  two  pre¬ 
ceding  chaptcis,  of  the  woman,  and  the  beasts.  It  shows  to  us 
that  God  is  not  man,  nor  does  he  work  like  man.  It  seems  to 
us  that  God  siarts  some  new  plan,  or  rather  stays  the  progress 
of  Satanic  works,  and  inaugurates  a  SPECIAL  effort  to  turn 
men  to  the  truth.  The  Lamb  comes  down  to  Mount  Sion,  and 


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gathers  about  him  the  144,000  of  HIS  BRETHREN  sealed  under 
the  sixth  seal,  in  the  seventh  chapter,  and  having  their  Father’s 
name  written  in  their  foreheads— THEN  a  loud  voice  from  heaven 
of  music  and  singing  that  none  could  learn.  Why  from  heaven  ? 
When  the  saints  stood  with  their  Lord  on  Mount  Sion?  BE¬ 
CAUSE  they  only  stood  there  just  long  enough  to  gather  to¬ 
gether  and  then  went  up; — must  have  been.  They  follow  the 
Lord  wherever  he  goes.  What  follows  indicates  as  much. 

“And  I  saw  another  angel  fly  in  the  midst  of  heaven,  hav¬ 
ing  the  everlasting  gospel  to  preach  unto  them  that  dwell  on  the 
earth,  and  to  every  nation,  and  kindred,  and  tongue,  and  people, 
saying  with  a  loud  voice,  Fear  God,  and  give  glory  to  him;  for 
THE  HOUR  OF  HIS  JUDGMENT  IS  COME;  and  worship  him 
that  made  heaven,  and  earth,  and  the  sea/  and  the  fountain  of 
waters.  And  there  followed  another  angel,  saying,  Baabylon  is 
fallen,  is  faiien,  that  great  city,  because  she  made  all  nations 
drink  of  the  wine  of  the  wrath  of  her  fornication. 

And  the  third  angel  followed  them,  saying  with  a  loud 
voice.  If  any  man  worship  the  beast  and  his  image,  and  receive 
his  mark  in  his  forehead,  or  in  his  hand,  the  same  shall  drink 
of  the  wine  of  wrath  of  God,  which  is  poured  out  without  mixture 
into  the  cup  of  his  indignation;  and  he  shall  be  tormented  with 
fire  and  brimstone  in  the  presence  of  the  holy  angels,  and  in  the 
presence  of  the  Lamb;  and  the  smoke  of  their  torment  ascend- 
eth  up  forever  and  ever;  and  they  have  no  rest  day  nor  night, 
who  worship  the  beast  and  his  image,  and  whosoever  receiveth 
the  mark  of  his  name.” 

After  the  Lord  and  his  FIRST  FRUITS  went  up,  then  the 
angel  hew  through  heaven  preaching  the  everlasting  gospel, — 
no  doubt  that  angel  felt  honored  highly  and  was  glad  to  carry 
the  tidings  forth  as  bravely  as  apostles  in  their  day.  Do  you 
say  no,  that  it  was  a.  man,  then  have  it  so,  but  remember  it  was 
“in  the  midst  of  heaven,”  and  what  he  said  was  for  them  “  on  the 
Earth.”  And  he  says,  “The  hour  of  judgment  is  come.”  But  God 
has  not  forsaken  you  in  your  sins,  man  is  not  totally  lost  by  any 
means,  sinners  yet  are  called,  turn  and  live. 

John  says,  “I  saw  another  angel  following  this  one  saying, 
Babylon  is  fallen,  is  fallen,  that  great  city,  BECAUSE  she 


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made  all  nations  drink  of  the  wine  of  the  wrath  of  her  fornica¬ 
tion.”  This  must  have  been  good  news  to  a  languishing  .world, 
and  great  joy  to  the  saints  and  all  who  loved  peace  and  right¬ 
eousness.  Babylon  is  Confusion,  and  means  the  world’s  delights 
and  labors  as  well  as  its  strife  and  contention:  it  means  “love  of 
the  world  and  the  things  of  the  world,” — after  which  all  men  are 
continually  striving.  It  means  grandeur  and  greatness  luxu¬ 
ry  and  pleasure,  accumulations  and  wealth  at  whose  fountains 
all  nations  drink  and  revel.  This  must  cease.  These  things  will 
fail,  this  city  must  fall:  and  it  falls  BEFORE  this  great  evan¬ 
gelization  work  begins.  Yet  man  is  not  safe, — there  are  other 
temptations  besides  the  glory  of  the  world.  “And  the  third  angel 
followed  them  saying  with  a  loud  voice,  If  any  man  worship  the 
beast  and  his  image,  and  receive  his  mark  in  his  forehead,  or  in 
his  hand,  the  same  shall  drink  of  the  wine  of  the  wrath  of  God, 
which  is  poured  out  without  mixture  into  the  cup  of  his  indig¬ 
nation  ;  and  he  shall  be  tormented  with  fire  and  brimstone  in  the 
presence  of  the  holy  angels,  and  in  the  presence  of  the  Lamb  : 
and  the  smoke  of  their  torment  ascendeth  up  forever  and  ever: 
and  they  have  no  rest  day  or  night,  who  worship  the  beast  ana 
his  image,  and  vdhosoever  receiveth  the  mark  of  his  name.” 

It  seems  that  after  this  world  has  no  longer  any  desires 
for  worldly  pleasures,  and  luxury,  and  munificence — no  attrac¬ 
tions, — still  if  wants  to  rule  the  weaker  class.  They  must  be 
warned  by  an  angel  from  heaven  to  cease  this  domination  and 
know  that  we  all  be  brethren.  So  loth  is  man  to  live  among 
men4  as  brethren  should  live  that  here  is  a  special  warning  of  im¬ 
pending  hell-fire  and  indignation.  The  love  of  money  may  be  the 
root  of  all  evil,  but  the  love  of  domination  and  rule  is  one  against 
which  God  sends  a  special  angel  to  warn  man.  Says  John,  “Here 
is  the  patience  of  the  saints:  here  are  they  that  keep  the  com¬ 
mandments  of  God,  and  the  faith  of  Jesus.” 

This  10th  and  11th  verses  are  often  quoted  to  prove  that 
God  has  an  unending  hell,  a  never-dying  life  in  infernal  regions 
for  the  lost.  They  declare  the  smoke  of  their  torment  ascendeth 
up  forever  and  ever:  but  my  friends  of  the  unending  hell  and 
never-dying  death  fail  to  see  that  this  is  “no  rest  day  or  night” 
and  that  it  is  “in  the  presence  of  the  holy  angels  and  in  the  pres- 


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ence  of  the  Lamb.”  If  their  hell  is  in  the  presence  of  the  holy 
angels  and  the  Lamb,  it  strikes  me  that  THEIR  angels  and  Lamb 
would  certainly  be  very  fond  of  Torment.  But  “Day  and  night” 
show  that  it  does  not  reach  beyond  where  is  no  day  or  night. 
And  brimstone  can  but  mean  eternal  death  or  complete  death. 

“And  I  heard  a  voice  from  heaven  saying  unto  me,  Write, 
Blessed  are  the  dead  which  die  in  the  Lord  from  henceforth: 
yea,  saitb  the  Spirit,  that  they  may  rest  from  their  labors;  and 
their  works  ao  follow  them.” 

This  is  a  strange  verse.  Did  you  notice  it  says,  Blessefl 
are  the  DEAD  Which  DIE  in  the  Lord  from  henceforth?”  Do 
dead  men  die?  Are  they  not  already  dead?  If  you  remember, 
the  apostle  says,  “Awake  thou  that  sleepest  and  arise  from  the 
dead,  and  Christ  shall  give  thee  life.”  Every  body  translates 
that  to  mean  dead  in  trespasses  and  in  sin,  and  we  accept  it  as 
its  true  meaning;  so  here,  the  dead  which  die  in  the  Lord  must 
mean  dead  in  sin  and  transgression,  but  if  they  turn  and  live,  if 
they  serve  God  “They  may  rest  from  their  labors,  and  their 
works  follow  them. 

This  is  the  VINTAGE  season  and  the  harvest  is  rapidly 
ripening  fur  the  ingathering  harvest.  Somebody  said  when 
Christ  came  to  gather  his  jewels  and  take  the  first  fruits  then 
this  world  would  become  a  hell.  But  Brother,  sister,  does  this 
chapter  teach  any  such  rant?  No.  But  after  the  first  fruits, 
THEN  tho  harvest. 

‘'And  I  looked,  and  beheld  a  white  cloud  ,and  upon  the 
cloud  one  sat  like  unto  the  Son  of  man,  having  on  his  head  a 
golden  crown,  and  in  his  hand  a  sharp  sickle.  And  another  angel 
came  out  of  the  temple,  crying  with  a  loud  voice  to  him  that  sat 
on  the  cloud,  Thrust  in  thy  sickle  and  reap:  for  the  time  is 
come  for  thee  to  reap;  for  the  harvest  of  the  earth  is  ripe.  And 
he  that  sat  on  the  cloud  thrust  in  his  sickle  on  the  earth ;  and  the 
earth  was  reaped.” 

Here  it  is  declared  the  “harvest  of  the  earth  is  ripe,”  and 
it  is  also  declared  that  “the  earth  WAS  reaped.”  It  is  also  de¬ 
clared  that  “one  like  unto  the  Son  of  man”  did  the  reaping. 
Now  everybody  knows  that  man  is  not  wheat  and  that  God  does 
not  ga'her  men  like  gathering  wheat,  but  while  that  is  so, 


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everybody  Knows  what  is  meant;  there  is  no  need  of  comment. 
This  great  harvest  is  not  the  first  fruits, — and  it  is  plain  that  as 
the  first  fruit  formed  the  first  resurrection,  THIS  GREAT  HAR¬ 
VEST  is  ALSO  a  resurrection  of  a  thousandfold  over  the  first 
resurrection.  If  there  is  no  resurrection  for  this  harvest,  Tell 
me  how  can  they  be  blessed  who  died  in  the  Lord  ?  As  Paul  says, 
“If  there  be  no  resurrection”  they  as  we,  “are  of  all  men  most 
miserable.”  How  can  Christ  gather  the  harvest  of  the  earth 
without  a  resurrection?  Dr.  Watson,  and  many  others  have 
been  declaring  that  there  be  many  resurrections ; — and  there  are. 

“Another  angel  came  out  from  the  altar,  which  had  the 
power  over  lire;  and  cried  with  a  loud  voice  to  him  that  had  the 
sharp  sickle,  saying,  Thrust  in  thy  sharp  sickle,  and  gather  the 
clusters  of  the  vine  of  the  earth;  for  her  graphs  are  fully  ripe. 
And  the  angel  thrust  in  his  sickle  into  the  earth,  and  gathered 
the  vine  of  the  earth,  and  cast  it  into  the  great  winepress  of  the 
wrath  of  God.  And  the  winepress  was  trodden  without  the  city, 
and  blood  came  out  of  the  winepress,  even  unto  the  horses’ 
bridles,  by  the  space  of  a  thousand  and  six  hundred  furlongs.” 

Now  if  the  Son  of  man  did  reap  the  earth  and  it  was 
reaped,  then  this  “gathering  of  the  clusters  of  the  vine  of  barth” 
is  ANOTHER  gathering;  and  the  manner  of  its  gathering  is 
different  also.  This  gathering  is  by  the  angel  with  thee sharp 
sickle,  and  the  wine  is  extracted  BY  TREADING.  I  am  not  wise 
enough  to  tell  you  what  kind  of  treading  God  has  for  this  vin¬ 
tage;  but  it  is  one  in  which  the  angel  with  power  over  fire  has 

something  to  do  and  no  doubt  refers  to  much  fiery  TESTING 

'  !  * 

and  TRYING  times.  But  one  thing  seems  sure,  the  Vintage  is 
IMMENSE.  The  blood  of  the  grapes  rose  up  to  the  horses’  bridle, 
and  extended  1600  furlongs  or  200  miles ;  that  was  an  immense 
vintage.  Surely  God  in  mercy  knows  how  to ,  seek  and  save, 
or  the  Son  would  never  have  died  to  save  the  rebel  race.  Let 
us  give  thanks  that  God  can  work  and  none  can  hinder;  Sin  and 
Satan  must  cease.  God  is  going  to  get  a  glorious  victory..* 


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A 


Lesson  8th,  Chapter  XY„ 


“And  I  saw  another  sign  in  heaven,  great  and  marvelous, 
jgeven  angels  having  the  seven  last  plagues;  for  in  them  is  filled 
up  the  wrath  of  God,  And  I  saw  as  it  were  a  sea  of  glass  mingled 
with  fire:  and  them  that  had  gotten  the  victory  over  the  beast, 
and  over  his  image,  and  over  his  mark,  and  over  the  number 
of  his  name,  stand  on  the  sea  of  glass,  having  the  harps  of  God. 
And  they  sang  the  song  of  Moses  the  servant  of  God,  and  the 
song  of  the  Lamb,  saying,  Great  and  marvelous  are  thy  works, 
Lord  God  Almighty;  just  and  true  are  thy  ways,  thou  king  of 
saints.  Who  shall  not  fear  thee,  O  Lord,  and  glorify  thy  name? 
for  thou  only  art  holy:  for  all  nations  shall  come  and  worship 
before  thee;  for  thy  judgments  are  made  manifest.  And  after 
that  1  looked,  and  behold,  the  temple  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
testimony  in  heaven  was  opened:  and  the  seven  angels  came 
out  of  the  temple,  having  the  seven  plagues,  clothed  in  pure  and 
white  linen,  and  having  their  breasts  girded  with  golden 
girdles.  And  one  of  the  four  beasts  gave  unto  the  seven  angels 
seven  golden  vials  full  of  the  wrath  of  God,  who  liveth  forever 
and  ever.  Aaid  the  temple  was  filled  with  smoke  from  the  glory 
of  God,  and  from  his  power;  and  no  man  was  able  to  enter  into 
the  temple,  till  the  seven  plagues  of  the  seven  angels  were  ful¬ 
filled.” 

This  Chapter  is-  a  vision  of  “another  sign”  IN  HEAVEN. 
This  wonderful  sign,  is  the  preparation  and  pouring  out  of  the 
seven  vials  of  wrath,  i  take  it  that  this  and  the  XVIth  chapter 
axe  both  but  special  details  as  to  the  manner  of  treading  the 
winepress  mentioned  in  the  close  of  the  XIV  chapter.  This  tells 
HOW  the  treading  was  done.  The  seven  last  plagues, — means 
“last  plagues”  and  in  them  is  “filled  up  the  wrath  of  God.”  Re¬ 
member  that.  They  fill  up  the  wrath  of  God:  and  the  great 
winepress  mentioned  in  the  close  of  the  XIVth  chapter.  This  tells 

The  “sea  of  glass  mingled  with  fire”  means,  foundation  of 
a  ruling  class,  wherein  justice  and  truth  will  be  their  bed-rock 


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principles.  Those  standing  on  it  means,  that  they  rule  with 
Christ  for  1000  years ;  and  that  they  sing  of  Moses  and  the  Lamb, 
means,  that  BOTH  under  Moses  and  Christ  are  equally  entitled  to 
this  high  privilege.  That  these  seven  angels  came  out  of  the 
temple,  means,  that  they  are  from  the  immediate  presence  of  God. 
That  they  were  given  ‘Vials  of  wrath,”  means,  that  the  wrath  of 
God  on  humanity  is  the  very  least  that  is  POSSIBLE  to  test  men’s 
souls.  That  “No  man  was  able  to  enter  the  temple  till  the  seven 
plagues  were  poured  out,”  means  that  under  the  testing  and  try¬ 
ing  ordeal  of  the  plagues  God  was  not  accessible  and  THESE 
SEVEN  angels  had  complete  control  of  their  work.  As  the  FOUR 
Beasts  represent  the  FOUR  Dispensations  of  God,-— the  one  here 
giving  the  vials  of  wrath  must  be  the  last  act  of  THIS  dispensa¬ 
tion,  before  The  reign  of  Christ. 


Chapter  XVI,-— The  Seven  Plagues  Poured  Out 

“And  I  heard  a  great  voice  out  of  the  temple  saying  to  the 
seven  angels.  Go  your  ways,  and  pour  out  the  vials  of  wrath  of 
God  upon  the  earth.  And  the  first  went,  and  poured  out  his  vial 
upon  the  earth;  and  there  fell  a  noisome  and  grievous  sore  upon 
the  men  which  had  the  mark  of  the  beast,  and  upon  them  which 
worship  his  image.” 

The  first  vial  is  poured  out  upon  the  earth,  i.  e.  upon  the 
common  people  without  distinction,  people  who  are  led,  who  fol¬ 
low  after  others  more  daring  and  headstrong.  They  were  those 
who  had  tne  mark  of  the  beast  upon  them,  and  they  worshipped 
the  image  of  the  beast, — were  strong  on  Democracy.  The  kind 
of  sore  with  which  they  were  afflicted  is  not  told,  but  it  was  very 
grievous  and  noisome. 

“The  second  angel  poured  out  his  vial  upon  the  sea;  and 
it  became  as  ulie  blood  of  a  dead  man :  and  every  living  soul  died 
in  the  sea.” 

This  was  upon  the  ruling  class  of  men,  those  in  authority 
and  pover,  and  dominated  over  their  fellow-man;  every  living 
soul  died ;  not  one  escaped ;  God  made  a  clean  sweep  of  that  class. 

“The  third  angel  poured  out  his  vial  upon  the  rivers  and 
fountain  of  waters;  and  they  became  blood.  And  I  heard  the 


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angel  of  the  waters  say,  Thou  art  righteous,  O  Lord,  which  art, 
and  was,  and  shall  be,  because  thou  hast  judged  thus.  For  they 
have  shed  the  blood  of  saints  and  prophets,  and  thou  hast  given 
them  blood  to  drink ;  for  they  are  worthy.  And  I  heard  another 
out  of  the  altar  say,  Even  so,  Lord  God  Almighty,  true  and  right¬ 
eous  are  thy  judgments.” 

God  made  rivers  and  fountains  to  water  man  and  beast, — 
they  represent  the  priestly  class,  those  who  should  carry  glad  tid¬ 
ings  and  revive  and  regenerate  sinful  man,  but  at  this  time  are 
completely  sold  unto  Satan  and  Evil  for  filthy  lucre’s  sake,  wor¬ 
shipping  either  the  beast  or  his  image,  and  gone  “gainsaying 
after  Core.”  This  is  the  class  that  ruled  during  the  dark  ages 
largely,  but  live  in  every  age  until  this  vial  shall  heap  upon 
them  the  fruits  of  their  own  doings. 

“And  the  fourth  angel  poured  out  his  vial  upon  the  sun: 
and  power  was  given  unto  him  to  scorch  men  with  fire.  And  men 
were  scorched  with  great  heat,  and  blasphemed  the  name  of 
God,  which  hath  power  over  these  plagues:  and  they  repented 
not  to  give  him  glory.” 

The  sun  is  the  source  of  all  light  and  heat,  and  makes  signs 
and  seasons,  and  da}’s  and  years.  The  worship  of  the  sun  is  re¬ 
ligiously  observed  in  parts  of  the  world.  The  sun,  metaphori¬ 
cally,  is  emblematic  of  the  law  of  God,  of  the  presence  of  God, 
of  the  person  of  the  Savior,  and  of  the  glory  and  purity  of  angels. 
It  is  a  power  that  has  no  supremacy ;  but  here  especial  reference 
is  had  to  heat, — which  properly  regulated  gives  comfort  and  joy, 
and  produces  life  and  growth, — but  unregulated  and  let  loose,  un- 
confined  or  controlled,  is  a  destruction  and  complete  ruin.  What 
class  then  dees  the  sun  represent?  That  men  were  scorched 
by  the  heat,  and  repented  not  of  their  ways,  may  help  us  to  see 
or  give  some  clue  to  the  class.  Is  it  not  The  Church?  As  rivers, 
and  fountains  represented  the  priests  or  preachers  and  teachers  ; 
here,  the  sun  represents  the  Source  of  Priestly  authority;  as  it 
is  the  CAUSE  of  rivers  and  fountains.  The  Church  is  plagued 
also. 

“The  fifth  angel  poured  out  his  vial  upon  the  seat  of  the 
beast ,  and  his  kingdom  was  full  of  darkness ;  and  they  gnawed 
their  tongues  (for  pain,  and  blasphemed  the  God  of  heaven 


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because  of  their  pains  and  their  sores,  and  repented  not  of  their 
deeds.” 

This  vial  of  wrath  is  poured  upon  the  seat  of  the  beast: 
and  the  beast  is  Government,  so  the  seat  of  the  beast  must  be  the 
cities.  There  was  a  time  when  the  people  of  the  country  had 
some  prominence  in  society,  but  that  day  is  past,  now  the  cities 
contain  all  the  people  who  think  themselves  of  much  importance. 
This  plague  is  visited  especially  upon  the  cities  of  the  world: 
there  the  Mayors  and  Aldermen,  and  Commissioners  form  a  Gov¬ 
ernment.  The  cities  of  the  earth  are  to  fall,  and  yet  they  will 
exist  in  disobedience  and  impenitence. 

‘‘The  sixth  angel  poured  out  his  vial  upon  the  great  river 
Euphrates;  and  the  water  thereof  was  dried  up,  that  the  way 
of  the  kings  of  the  East  might  be  prepared.  And  I  saw  three 
unclean  spirits  like  frogs  come  out  of  the  mouth  of  the  dragon, 
and  out  of  the  mouth  of  the  beast,  and  out  of  the  mouth  of  the 
false  prophet.  For  they  are  the  spirits  of  devils,  working  mira¬ 
cles,  which  go  forth  unto  the  kings  of  the  earth  and  of  the  whole 
world,  to  gather  them  to  the  battle  of  that  great  day  of  God  Al¬ 
mighty.” 

Euphrates  is  the  “good  and  abounding  river,”  and  the 
longest  and  largest  river  in  western  Asia.  It  is  1780  miles  long, 
1200  of  which  are  navigable.  It  is  400  yards  wide  750  miles  from 
its  mouth.  It  and  its  tributary  Tigris  watered  the  Garden  of 
Eden.  On  its  banks  stood  Babylon  the  great  ancient  city.  Its 
importance  to  commerce  and  the  vast  country  through  which 
it  ran  shows  us  the  key  to  its  interpretation  in  this  Lesson.  You 
will  notice  that  three  unclean  spirits  out  of  the  dragon,  the  beast 
and  the  false  prophet  went  forth  to  the  kings  of  the  earth,  to  de¬ 
ceive  them  and  lead  them  into  battle,  and  that  they  were  able  to 
perform  miracles  in  order  to  deceive.  The  drying  up  of  the  Eu¬ 
phrates  is  a  preparation  for  the  oncoming  battle  and  to  aid  in  its 
coming.  Then  is  it  not  plainly  evident  that  the  drying  up  of  the 
river  is,  every  good  that  it  has  supplied  has  ceased,  and  that 
THIS  has  made  it  possible  to  bring  on  war?  The  cessation  of 
friendly  relations  and  benefits  to  the  nations  has  made  it  easy  for 
the  deceiving  spirits  to  urge  on  war. 

“Behold,  1  come  as  a  thief.  Blessed  is  he  that  watcheth, 


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and  keepeth  his  garments,  lest  he  walk  naked,  and  they  see  his 
shame.1’ 

At  this  time  God  pauses  again  to  warn  man;  he  is  not 
willing  that  any  should  perish  but  that  all  turn  and  live:  blessed 
is  he  that  watcheth,  that  keeps  his  eyes  and  ears  open  in  these 
times.  Not  only  is  the  plague  coming  and  man  is  visited  with 
wrath  but  The  Son  of  man  is  coming;  and  coming  as  unexpectedly 
as  a  thief  in  the  night.  This  Armageddon  is  the  big  battle  of 
the  world, —  its  the  most  disastrous  and  far  reaching  and  wreck¬ 
ing  in  ruin  of  ail  battles. 

‘‘And  the  seventh  angel  poured  out  his  vial  in  the  air; 
and  there  came  a  great  voice  out  of  the  temple  of  heaven,  from 
the  throne,  saying,  It  is  done.  And  there  were  voices,  and 
thunders,  and  lightnings;  and  there  was  a  great  earthquake, 
such  as  was  not  since  men  were  upon  the  earth,  so  mighty  an 
earthquake,  and  so  great.  And  the  great  city  was  divided  into 
three  parts,  and  the  cities  of  the  nations  fell:  and  great  Baby¬ 
lon  came  in  remembrance  before  God,  to  give  unto  her  the  cup 
of  the  wine  of  the  fierceness  of  his  wrath.  And  every  island 
fled  away,  and  the  mountains  were  not  found.  And  there  fell 
upon  men  a  great  hail  out  of  heaven,  every  stone  about  the 
weight  of  a  talent:  and  men  blasphemed  God  because  of  the 
plague  of  the  hail :  for  the  plague  thereof  was  exceeding  great.” 

This  seventh  and  last  vial  is  poured  into  the  air.  The  air 
is  our  breath,  and  when  the  air  is  plagued  there  is  no  escape  for 
saint  or  sinner;  it  is  suffering  everywhere  and  with  all:  it  is  a 
universal  plague.  The  earthquake  that  followed  was  the  great¬ 
est  ever  occurred ;  that  in  itself  must  be  terrible  and  awful.  That 
“great  city”  must  mean  some  great  head  of  the  world, — some 
nations  fell,  shows  how  far  reaching  and  disastrous  it  was.  That 
the  great  city  was  divided  into  three  parts  and  the  cities  of  the 
place  wfmre  exists  Supreme  and  high  authority  over  the  whole 
world, — made  so  by  the  last  battle. 

Babylon  was  once  the  mistress  of  the  world;  Daniel  gives 
us  some  of  her  doings  and  her  blasphemies.  Here,  in  this  city 
at  this  time,  is  so  much  of  ancient  Babylon,  she  comes  again  in 
remembrance  before  God,  and  even  nature  becomes  aghast  at 
man’s  blasphemies:  “every  island  fled  away,  and  the  mountains 


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were  not  found.”  Islands  are  refuges,  like  oases  in  the  desert, 
and  mountains  are  hopes  and  encouragements: — these  fled  away 
and  were  not  found.  Despair  seems  to  reign  supreme  every¬ 
where.  But  God  does  not  hold  up.  Then  the  hail  descends.  (I 
was  in  a  hail  storm  once  where  stock  were  killed,  and  the  crops 
and  all  foliage  were  completely  destroyed:  it  was  terrible,  and  I 
never  saw  a  hailstone  that  weighed  over  a  pound;  but  in  this 
storm  every  stone  was  a  talent  in  weight).  Think  of  such  a 
hailstorm;  think  of  100  lbs.  weights  raining  on  the  earth.  That 
surely  looks  like  destruction;  but  even  then  some  could  escape, 
and  did,  for  the  record  is,  men  blasphemed  God  because  of  the 
hail.  It  is  done,  cried  a  great  voice  out  of  the  temple  of  heaven, 
from  the  throne.  The  day  of  wrath  is  over;  the  last  vestige  of 
the  vintage  has  been  trodden  and  nothing  is  left  but  those  who 
love  darkness  rather  than  light.  And  who  serves  Satan  rather 
than  God.  The  plagues  are  ended. 


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Lesson  7,  Chap.  17-18 — The  Judgment  of  the  Whore 
and  Downfall  of  Babylon 


Now  that  the  world’s  plagues  are  ended,  and  the  last  viol 
of  wrath  poured  out  on  humanity,  we  might  expect  a  change, 
and  look  for  better  days,  but  while  mankind  have  been  severely 
dealt  with;  even  had  meted  to  them  that  which  they  have  meted 
to  others;  there  are  some  THINGS  which  man  has  inaugurated 
and  built  up  that  have  not  yet  felt  the  torment  and  plague  they 
deserve.  Net  only  must  men  be  punished  but  the  works  of  their 
hands,  and  the  creations  of  heir  brains  must  be  cast  down. 

Certain  systems,  and  long-standing  customs  are  as  de¬ 
structive  as  the  men.  that  made  them :  in  fact,  they  are  agencies 
that  do  more  to  inflict  harm  and  suffering  than  their  creators 
would  dare  to  do.  The  Popes  of  Rome  were  mean  enough  during 
the  dark  ages,  but  their  system  was  much  worse.  In  France, 
when  they  renounced  God,  they  inaugurated  a  system  meaner 
th  an  the  people.  Often  lav/s  are  enacted  that  do  more  injury  than 
good, — their  enactors  intended  good  but  the  dragon  used  them 
as-  cat’s  paws  to  further  his  aims.  So  here,  in  the  17th  and 
18th  chapters  we  have  the  Judgment  of  the  Great  Whore,  and  the 
Mother  of  Harlots.  This  “woman”  is  Ecclesiasticism.  The 
fourth  angel  poured  out  his  vial  on  the  sun,  which  was  the 
Church,  but  that  was  on  the  individuals  and  not  the  systems 
which  they  inaugurated.  Here,  it  is  the  SYSTEMS,  and  GOV¬ 
ERNMENTS,  and  Customs  that  constitute  their  Ecclesiastical 
Policy.  Over  all  peoples,  and  multitudes,  and  nations,  and  tongues, 
heathen  and  Christian,  she  sits  a  queen,  arrayed  in  purple  and 


scarlet,  and  decked  with  gold,  and  precious  stones,  and  pearls. 

She  has  swayed  her  rule  in  defiance  of  protestation,  of 
reason,  of  the  Bible  and  God.  She  is  called  a  mystery:  but  its 
the  mystery  of  iniquity.  The  history  of  our  Independence,  that 
of  Mexico,  and  South  America;  all  show  that  men  fight  and  give 
their  lives  FOR  THE  WRONG  as  well  AS  THE  RIGHT.  Men 
blinded  he  God  of  this  world  believe  a  lie:  the  carnal  mind  is 


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enmity  against  God,  not  subject  to  his  law,  neither  indeed  can  be. 

The  scarlet  colored  beast  that  she  strode  was  full  of  names 
of  blasphemy,  having  seven  heads  and  ten  horns.  Many  names 
indicate  many  governments:  “the  seven  heads  are  seven  moun¬ 
tains.”  From  this  statement  many  suppose  that  it  means  Rome; 
but  not  necessarily,  it  may  mean,  and  is  much  more  likely,  seven 
large  and  pretentious  cities  that  sway  a  large  influence  ever  the 
nations.  The  “Ten  horns  are  ten  kings,”  and  they  “reign  one 
hour  with  the  beast,”  indicating  that  they  are  inaugurated  and 
set  up  for  this  very  purpose,  to  strengthen  and  establish  the 
power  of  the  beast. 

“And  there  are  seven  kings:  five  are  fallen,  and  one  is, 
and  the  other  is  not  yet  come.”  Chapter  12:3,  says  The  dragon 
had  seven  heads  and  ten  horns,  and  seven  crowns  on  his  head*?* 
and  chapter  13:1  says.  The  beast  that  arose  out  of  the  sea,  had 
se^en  heads  and  ten  horns,  and  upon  her  horns  ten  crowns,  and 
on  his  heads  the  name  of  blasphemy.” 

Some  readers,  not  noting  the  reading  carefully,  think  a! 
these  refer  to  the  same  beast;  but,  they  are  not  the  same,  is  ap- 
partner  to  any  close  reader.  One  is  the  dragon  in  heaven,  the  other 
rises  out  of  the  sea,  or  aristocracy  and  the  ruling  class  of  the 
world:  this  one  is  a  scarlet  colored  beast.  They  are  all  related 
and  have  a  common  origin  perhaps,  but  each  one  is  distinct  and 
separate  in  its  sphere  of  action.  THIS  beast  has  seven  kings; 
but  it  seems  that  only  one  rules  at  a  time, — “Five  are  fallen,  one 
is,  and  one  not  yet  come.”  This  plainly  indicates  that  this  beast 
has  ALWAYS  EXISTED,  or  is  the  oldest  beast  of  man’s  crea¬ 
tion.  Five  of  its  kings  have  fallen;  but  the  beast  will  exist  fcn 
the  end,  as  “one  is  not  yet  come.”  “Full  of  names  of  blasphemy** 
indicates  that  it  possessed  all  the  phases  of  all  the  governments, 
and  has  varied  with  the  years.  That  the  ten  kings  have  no  power 
as  yet,”  indicates  they  will  not  exist  until  in  the  future,  when  the 
Federation  of  States  will  create  them  as  ft  did  Roman  Catholi¬ 
cism,  and  as  they  will  reign  with  the  iJlast  and  make  war  with 
the  Lamb,  arid  as  they  will  “hate  the  whore,  and  shall  make  her 
desolate,  and  naked,  and  eat  her  liesh  and  burn  her  with  lire,”  It 
seems  that  a  kind  of  anarchy  will  arise  or  rival  ecclesiasticism. 


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and  they  clash.  And  Ecclesiasticism  is  doomed  and  destroyed 
and  her  reign  completely  terminated. 

‘‘The  woman  is  that  great  city  which  reigneth  over  the 
kings  of  the  earth.”  The  great  city  may  mean  some  central  city 
to  be  created  by  the  Federation  of  Nations  from  whence  shall 
go  out  authority  over  all  the  earth,  or  it  may  be  from  seven  cities 
united  in  compact  and  purpose,  ecclesiastically. 

EccJesiasticism  is  doomed  and  the  SUPREME  GOVERN¬ 
MENTS  WILL  SET  UP  ITS  OWN  RULE  AND  TEACH  ITS  OWN 
SPIRITUALLY.  ... 

The  18th  chapter  continues  the  story  of  the  fall  of  the 
systems  created  by  man.  “Babylon  is  fallen,”  was  declared  in 
the  14th  chapter  and  8th  verse,  before  the  plagues  were  poured 
out.  HERE,  again:  after  the  plagues  are  poured  out  the  SAME 
declaration  is  made..  Babylon  existed  600  years  before  Christ 
came  and  it  ruled  the  world.  It  has  long  since  disappeared  from 
the  earth.  Babylon,  then  means  something  other  than  that  great 
city.  It  means  a  system  that  originated  in  that  city.  That 
system  fell,  as  declared  in  14:8,  but  here  it  is  said  that  it  be¬ 
came  “the  habitation  of  devils,  and  the  hold  of  every  foul  spirit, 
and  a  cage  of  every  unclean  and  hateful  bird,” — i.  e.  though 
fallen,  it  is  now  superceded  by  devils  and  foul  spirits.  Though 
Ecclesiasticism  is  destroyed,  mad  anarchy  and  red  handed  bol¬ 
shevism  has  superceded  it;  wars  and  rebellions  have  arisen  and 
through  them  the  merchants  have  WAXED  RICH.  In  such 
times  men  seem  void  of  conscience  or  mercy,  but  they  grasp  and 
profiteer,  oppress  and  greedily  devour  unto  the  last  ditch.  God 
has  determined  this  shall  cease,  and  he  pauses  to  sound  a  voice 
from  heaven  saying,  “Come  out  of  her,  my  people,  that  ye  be 
not  partakers  of  her  sins,  and  that  ye  receive  not  of  her  plagues.” 
.The  plagues  are  still  falling  and  will  fall  until  every  system  of 
a  Babylonish  nature  is  utterly  rooted  out.  “Reward  her  even  as 
she  rewarded  you,,  and  double  unto  her  double  according  to  her 
.works.”  The  profitteerers  and  anarchy  schemers  who  have  lived 
'‘deliciously  with  her”  shall  wail  and  lament  for  her.  The 
treasures  of  earth  and  its  glory,  the  luxury  and  pleasures  of  the 
flesh  must  die.  Men  will  weep  and  wail,  but  heaven  and  the  holy 
apostles  and  prophets  will  rejoice.  Babylon  will  die  hard,  but 


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die  she  must; — she  shall  be  thrown  down  and  be  found  no  more 
at  all. 

Now  notice  how  this  rejoices  heaven  and  earth  in  chapter 
19:1-7,  ‘T  heard  a  great  voice  of  much  people  in  heaven,  saying, 
Alleluia,  Salvation,  and  glory,  and  honor,  and  power,  unto  the 
Lord  our  God:  For  true  and  righteous  are  his  judgments:  for 
he  hath  judged  the  great  whore,  which  did  corrupt  the  earth 
with  her  fornication  and  hath  avenged  the  blood  of  his  ser¬ 
vants  at  her  hand.  And  again  they  said  Alleluia.  And  her  smoke 
rose  up  forever  and  ever.  And  the  four  and  twenty  elders  and 
the  four  beasts  fell  down  and  worshippd  God  that  sat  on  the 
throne,  saying,  Praise  our  God,  all  ye  his  servants,  and  ye  that 
fear  him,  both  small  and  great.  And  I  heard  as  it  were  the 
voice  of  a  great  multitude,  and  as  the  voice  of  many  waters, 
and  as  the  voice  of  mighty  thunderings,  saying,  Aileuia:  for 
the  Lord  God  Omnipotent  reigneth.  Let  us  be  glad  and  rejoice 
and  give  honor  to  him  :  For  the  MARRIAGE  OF  THE  LAMB 
IS  COME,  and  his  WIFE  HATH  MADE  HERSELF  READY.” 

I  said,  Notice  how  the  Fall  of  Babylon  made  heaven  and 
earth  rejoice;  but  it  is  not  that  as  much  as  it  is,  The  Lord  God 
Omnipotent  reigneth,  and  the  marriage  of  the  Lamb  IS  COME. 
Oh,  how  men  have  prayed  and  suffered  and  hoped  for  THIS  day! 
It  has  been  the  theme  of  writers  and  poets;  it  has  been  the  elo¬ 
quence  of  rostrum  and  pulpit,  and  the  prayers  oi  enumerable 
souls.  Yes,  you  old  time  sinners  and  rebels  against  God’s  grace, 
even  you  have  sometimes  wished  it  would  come, — not  to  cast  you 
off  but  to  give  you  a  chance  that  your  fellow  man  refused  to 
you.  Well  did  Paul  write,  “The  whole  creation  groaneth  and 
travaileth  in  pain  until  now.”  Amen  and  Amen. 


Chap.  19,  7-21,  “The  Marriage  of  the  Lamb  is  Come” 

“The  Marriage  of  the  Lamb  is  come,  and  his  wife  hath 
made  herself  already.  And  to  her  was  granted  that  she  should 
be  arrayed  in  fine  linen,  clean  and  white:  for  the  fine  linen  is 
the  rignteousness  of  the  saints.  And  he  saith  unto  me,  Write, 
Blessed  are  they  which  are  called  unto  the  marriage  supper  of 
the  Lamb.  And  he  saith  unto  me,  These  are  the  true  sayings  of 


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God.  And  I  fell  at  his  feet  to  worship  him.  And  he  said  unto 
pie,  see  thou  do  it  not:  for  I  am  thy  fellow-servant,  and  of  thy 
brethren  that  have  the  testimony  of  Jesus:  worship  God:  for 
the  testimony  of  Jesus  is  the  spirit  of  prophecy. 

And  I  saw  heaven  opened,  and  behold  a  white  horse;  and 
he  that  sat  upon  him  was  called  Faithful  and  True,  and  in  right¬ 
eousness  he  doth  judge  and  make  war.  His  eyes  were  as  a  flame 
of  fire,  and  on  his  head  were  many  crowns;  and  he  had  a  name 
written,  that  no  man  knew,  but  himself.  And  he  was  clothed  with 
a  vesture  dipped  in  blood:  and  his  name  is  called  The  Word 
of  God.  And  the  armies  which  were;  in  heaven  followed  him  upon 
white  horses,  clothed  in  fine  linen,  white  and  clean.  And  out  of 
his  mouth  goeth  a  sharp  sword  that  with  it  he  should  smite  the 
nations:  and  he  shall  rule  them  with  a  rod  of  iron:  and  he 
treadeth  the  winepress  of  the  fierceness  and  wrath  of  Almighty 
God.  And  he  hath  on  his  vesture  and  on  his  thigh  a  name  writ¬ 
ten,  King  of  kings,  and  Lord  of  lords.  And  I  saw  an  angel 
standing  in  Che  sun;  and  he  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  saying  to 
ah  the  fowls  that  fly  in  the  midst  of  heaven,  Come  and  gather 
yourselves  together  unto  the  supper  of  the  great  God;  that  ye 
may  eat  the  flesh  of  kings,  and  the  flesh  of  captains,  and  the  flesh 
of  mighty  men,  and  the  flesh  of  horses,  and  of  them  that  sat  on 
them,  and  the  flesh  of  all  men,  both  free  and  bond,  both  small 
and  great.  And  I  saw  the  beast,  and  the  kings  of  the  earth,  and 
their  armies,  gathered  together  to  make  war  against  him  that 
sat  on  the  horse,  and  against  his  army.  And  the  beast  was  taken, 
and  with  him  the  fals e-prophet  that  wrought  miracles  before  him, 
with  which  he  deceived  them  that  had  received  the  mark  of  the 
beast,  and  them  that  worshiped  his  image.  These  both  were 
cast  alive  into  the  lake  of  fire  burning  with  brimstone.  And  the 
remnant  were  slain  with  the  sword  of  him  that  sat  upon  the 
horse,  which  sword  proceeded  out  of  his  mouth:  and  all  the 
fowls  were  filled  with  their  flesh.” 

Yes,  many  have  preached  and  wrote  that  the  ‘‘marriage 
of  the  Lamb  ’  was  before  “the  days  of  tribulation ;”  before  the 
vials  of  wrath  were  poured  out”;  and  while  the  world  groaned 
and  agonized  in  torment,  the  saints  feasted  in  glory  at  the  mar¬ 
riage  supper.  But  where  is  it  stated  in  this  Book?  What  angel 


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declared  it  to  them?  I  know,  in  the  14th  chapter,  verse  1,  it  said, 
The  144,000  stood  with  him  on  mount  Sion;  and  that  they  were 
‘‘the  first- fruits  unto  God  and  the  Lamb:”  I  know  that  under 
the  7th  trumpet,  11:18,  it  said,  “the  time  of  the  dead,  that 
they  should  be  judged,  and  that  thou  shouldest  give  reward  to 
thy  servants  the  prophets,  and  to  the  saints,  and  them  that  fear 
thy  name,  small  and  great;  and  shouldest  destroy  them  that  de¬ 
stroy  the  earth,”  IS  COME.  Yes,  I  know  “the  time  is  come” 
all  right,  and  the  work  is  begun  in  earnest  and  going  on  every¬ 
where,  but  you  must  not  jump  at  conclusions;  you  must  not 
hasten  where  God  calls  us  to  painstaking  patience.  NO  THEO¬ 
RIES  must  take  the  place  of  the  TRUTH.  Under  all  seasons, 
times  and  years  death  has  been  slaying  humanity;  they  have 
fallen  like  leaves  to  the  ground;  they  have  yielded  up  the  ghost 
and  were  no  more.  Heathendom  has  given  no  hope,  and  per¬ 
haps  9  10  of  the  world  have  died  without  any  hope  of  life  again. 
But  God  has  said,  “As  in  Adam  all  die,  even  so  in  Christ  shall 
all  be  made  alive.”  “By  man  came  death,  and  by  man  came  also 
the  resurrection  of  the  dead.”  “As  by  one  man  sin  entered  into 
the  world  and  death  by  sin;  and  so  death  passed  upon  all  men: 
even  so  by  the  righteousness  of  one  the  free  gift  came  upon  all 
men  unto  justification  of  life.”  And  Johns  says,  5:29  “Those 
who  have  done  good  have  a  resurrection  of  life,  •  and  they  that 
have  done  evil  a  resurrection  of  judgment.”  The  Christian  re¬ 
ligion  is  a  religion  of  life,  and  to  teach  Christianity  is  to  teach 
life:  he  came  “to  bring  life  and  immortality  to  light:”  through 
him  the  world  shall  live  again :  even  Sodom  and  Ghomorrow 
shall  live  again,  and  Tyre  and  Sidon  shall  have  more  toleration 
than  Capernaum.  “The  time  of  the  dead  that  they  should  be 
judged,”  comes  under  the  sounding  of  the  seventh  trumpet,  and 
the  resurrection  must  begin  then,  and  the  144,000,  that  stood 
with  him  on  mount  Sion  were  the  144,000  that  were  sealed  under 
the  sixth  seal,  and  were  all,  of  the  TRIBES  OF  ISRAEL,  and 
these  are  said  to  be  the  first  fruits,  and  AFTER  THEM  there 
must  have  been  many  others;  every  man  in  his  own  order,  as 
Paul  says,  and  as  Dr.  Watson  puts  it,  fin  his  own  regiment.' 
Some  have  proclaimed  a  resurrection  day,  and  supposed  ALL  the 
saints  were  raised  “in  a  moment,  in  the  twinkling  of  an  eye,”  but 


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the  word  does  not  teach  it.  Nor  does  it  teach  that  it  is  a  noon¬ 
day  occurrence  and  the  world  looking  on:  in  fact,  the  concur¬ 
rence  of  opinion  is,  that  it  is  done  secretly  and  silently  as  was 
that  of  Jesus  Christ.  And  I  do  not  believe  it  took  place  when 
the  sixth  trumpet  sounded:  it  only  begun  then,  just  as  judg¬ 
ment  BEGUN  on  the  wicked.  And  as  judgment  continued,  and 
will  continue,  not  only  before  the  1000  years  of  Christ's  rule,  but 
CONTINUE, —  so  the  resurrection  began  and  will  continue  until 
every  soul  of  man  is  alive  again, —  the  quick  and  the  dead. 

At  the  time  here  referred  to  it  says  the  Bride  hath  made 
herself  ready, — i.  e.,  she  is  now  COMPLETE, —  her  NUMBER  IS 
FULL,  and  the  marriage  of  the  Lamb  is  come.  But  even  here, 
salvation  does  not  end,  as  many  declare.  Listen!  “Blessed  are 
they  which  are  CALLED  unto  the  supper  of  the  marriage  of  the 
Lamb."  The  parable  of  the  marriage  of  the  king's  son,  Mat.  22, 
shows  that  the  guests  and  those  invited  to  the-  supper  are  NOT 
the  Bride.  And  it  also  indicates  that  those  who  attend  this  sup¬ 
per  are  gathered  from  the  highways  and  hedges:  they  are  the 
LAST  class  of  the  FIRST  FRUITS  or  first  resurrection.  It 
seems  that  there  will  be  a  large  number  of  “vessels  unto  dis¬ 
honor,” — but  yet  they  have  a  place  in  the  first  resurrection. 

Notice,  in  verse  11  a  white  horse  appears, —  just  such  a 
horse  as  went  forth  under  the  first  seal.  The  rider  is  apparent¬ 
ly  the  same  too,  but  then  he  had  a  bow, —  now  he  has  a  sharp 
sword  and  with  it  he  smites  the  nations  as  well  as  rules  them,  and 
rules  with  a  rod  of  iron:  and  he  treadeth  the  wine  press  of  the 
fierceness  and  wrath  of  Almighty  God:  showing  he  is  still  seek¬ 
ing  to  save,  and  is  still  long-suffering,  not  willing  that  any 
should  be  lost,  but  turn  and  live.  But  who  is  this  that  rides 
forth?  Bis  name  is  called  the  word  of  God,  and  the  armies  of 
heaven  aie  behind  him,  and  victory  is  assured.  Will  the  world  be 
converted  ?  No.  There  will  be  a  great  slaughter  of  kings,  of 
captains,  of  mighty  men,  and  horses  and  them  that  ride  them, 
and  many  of  free  and  bond,  and  great  and  small.  This  is  the 
supper  of  the  great  God  for  the  fowls  of  the  air:  this  the  last 
battle  of  earth  before  the  reign  of  Christ  and  his  Bride.  This 
decides  the  issues;  this  is  the  inauguration  of  a  new  order, — of 
a  new  government, — and  the  beast — which  is  man’s  govern- 


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merit  was  taken  and  with  him  the  falseprophet,  which  is  decep¬ 
tion  and  false  theology. 

“These  both  were  cast  alive  into  the  lake  of  fire  burning 
with  brimstone.”  How?  And  Why?  If  the  beast  is  Man’s 
government,  and  the  falseprophet  is  man’s  false  theology,  and 
men  are  all  dead,  surely  you  have  no  trouble  in  seeing  that  the 
BEAST  and  the  FALSEPROPHET  are  certainly  NOT  IN  EX¬ 
ISTENCE,  but  are  as  completely  destroyed  as  though  they  never 
were. — and  THAT  the  Book  calls  a  lake  of  fire  burning  with 
brimstone.  But  was  man  destroyed  from  off  the  face  of  the 
earth?  YES,  just  as  completely  as  when  there  was  a  flood  of 
waters.  Hoes  the  Book  say  so?  It  says,  “The  remnant  were 
slain  with  the  sword  of  him  that  sat  upon  the  horse.”  The  rem¬ 
nant  means  ALL  that  was  left  after  all  the  judgments  and  trials 
and  testings  had  been  tried  out. 

The  Psalmist  wrote  110:1,  The  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord, 
Sit  thou  at  my  right  hand,  until  I  make  thine  enemies  thy  foot¬ 
stool.” 

This  passage  of  scripture,  declared  so  much,  that  it  was 
quoted  by  Christ  himself,  and  thought  of  so  much  importance  by 
the  apostles  that  Matthew  and  Mark,  Luke  and  Peter,  and  Paul 
referred  to  it.  The  Father  determined  upon  the  world  being  thor¬ 
oughly  subjugated  before  the  reign  of  Christ  here  would  BEGIN. 
Did  I  say  that  all  men  on  the  earth  were  dead?  Notice,  “The 
remnant  were  slain  by  the  sword  of  him  that  sat  upon  the 
horse,”- -But  his  name  was  The  Word  of  God,  and  “Out  of 
his  mouth  goeth  a  sharp  sword,  that  with  it  he  should  smite  the 
nations.”  Men  may  now  laugh  at  the  Gospel,  they  may  ridicule 
and  spurn  offered  mercy,  but  the  day  COMETH  when  this  same 
GOSPEL  shall  SLAY  the  last  man  on  earth.  It  may  be  like  the 
slaying  of  Annanias  and  Saphphira  or  it  may  be  in  some  other 
way, — but  the  LAST  man  yields  to  a  supreme  power  and  the 
earth  is  subjugated  in  powTer  and  in  truth. 

The  Captain  of  this  heavenly  army  can  be  no  other  than 
him  who  is  to  be  its  king, — just  as  at  the  fall  of  Jerusalem  under 
Titus  he  went  home  to  Rome  and  became  the  Roman  Emperor. 

When  w’as  the  marriage?  Nowr  it  is  evidently  taught  in 
this  Book  that  newly  married  ones  are  not  sent  into  battle, — 


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hence  I  am  inclined  to'  believe,  HERE,  after  this  last  and  trium¬ 
phant  victory,  the  last  invited  guest  to  the  supper  ready,  then 
the  Lamb  and  Bride  go  in  and  sup,  and  heaven  and  the  saved  of 
earth  rejoice  with  joy  unspeakable  and  full  of  glory. 


Chap.  XX,  Satan  Bound  and  the  1000  Year  Reign  Begins 


After  the  Marriage  of  the  Lamb  and  his  Bride,  THEN 
the  Father  appoints  him  a  kingdom,  and  he  is  inaugurated  the 
king.  The  first  thing  is  the  chaining  of  Satan  and  putting 

him  out  of  business. 

“And  I  saw  an  angel  some  down  from  heaven,  having  the 
key  of  the  bottomless  pit  and  a  great  chain  in  his  hand.  And  he 
laid  hold  on  the  dragon  that  old  serpent,  which  is  the  Devil,  and 
Satan,  and  bound  him  a  thousand  years,  and  cast  him  into  the 
bottomless  pit,  and  shut  him  up,  and  set  a  seal  upon  him,  that 
he  should  deceive  the  nations  no  more,  till  the  thousand  years 
should  be  fulfilled:  and  after  this  he  must  be  loosed  a  little 
season." 


Then  the  thrones  are  set  up,  and  the  saints  are  set  on 
them,  “and  they  lived  and  reigned  with  Christ  a  thousand  years." 
John  says,  “And  I  saw  thrones  and  they  sat  upon  them;  and  I  saw 
the  souls  of  them  that  were  beheaded  for  the  witness  of  Jesus, 
and  for  the  word  of  God,  and  which  had  not  worshipped  the  beast, 
neither  his  image,  neither  had  received  his  mark  upon  their  fore¬ 


heads,  or  in  their  hands ;  and  they  lived  and  reigned  with  Christ  a 


thousand  years." 

The  Fifth  vefse  reads,  “But  the  rest  of  the  dead  lived  not 
again  until  the  thousand  years  were  finished.  THIS  is  the  first 
resurrection." 


We  must  study  this  verse,  and  not  only  the' verse  but  study, 
over  what  are  Christ  and  his  Bride  reigning?  If  the  dead  are 
not  raised  until  the  end  of  their  reign,  and  our  LAST  Lesson 
was  True,  “That  the  remnant  were  slain,"  so  that  the  world  is 
depopulated  and  not  a  living  soul  is  on  it  over  which  to  reign: 
then  will  some  wise  Solomon,  or  some  angel  tell  us  Over  what 
will  they  reign?  Is  it  just  a  figure  of  speech,  or  do 
they  reign  over  the  brute  creation?  That  is  certainly  not  God- 


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like.  No.  In  order  to  correctly  comprehend  the  reign  of  Christ 
and  his  Bride,  you  need  to  first  correctly  understand  this  fifth 
verse,  it  says,  ‘‘The  rest  of  the  dead  lived  not  again  until  the 
thousand  years  were  finished.”  Notice,  The  dead  lived  not  again, 
and  I  do  not  think  that  meant  ALL  the  dead  EVER  lived 
again,  but  those  who  did,  lived  only  until  after  the  thousand 
years.  Now,  What  does  John  mean  by  saying,  “lived  not  again?” 
The  Emphatic  Diaglot  translation  is,  “The  rest  of  the  dead 
did  not  live  till  the  thousand  years  were  ended.”  The  literal 
translation  is  ‘  But  the  remaining  ones  of  the  dead  ones  lived 
not  till  the  thousand  years  should  be  ended.”  And  the  word 
translated  LI\ED  is  EZASAN,  while  in  Mark  9:35  “Whosoever 
shall  save  his  life  shall  lose  it,”  PHUXAN  is  the  word  used’ 
and  in  1 0  •  43*  and  45,  ZOAN  is  the  word  used.  PHUXAN  re¬ 
fers  to  temporal  life,  and  ZOAN  is  used  when  he  refers  to  spirit¬ 
ual  or  eternal  life.  And  here,  in  Revelation  XX.  5,  EZASAN 
is  from  ZOAN  and  means  spiritual  and  eternal  life.  So,  the 
proper  translation  for  this  fifth  verse  is,  The  rest  of  the  dead 
had  no  eternal,  immortal  and  transformed  life  until  the  thou¬ 
sand  years  were  ended.  That  this  is  the  true  meaning  seems 
also  apparent  from  the  next  sentence  and  the  sixth  verse, — “This 
is  the  first  resurrection.  Blessed  and  holy  is  he  that  hath  part 
in  the  first  resurrection:  on  such  the  second  death  hath  no 
power,  but  they  shall  be  priests  of  God  and  Christ,  and  shall 
reign  with  him  a  thousand  years.” 

Surely  it  is  highly  blessed  to  be  able  to  be  kings  and 
priests,  and  reign  a  thousand  years; — that  would  be  an  exalted 
blessing  above  any  one  ever  enjoyed  on  this  earth, — but  how 
much  more  blessed  is  it  to  know  that  “The  second  death  hath  no 
power  over  you,” — that  you  never  will  die;  that  you  are  immortal, 
and  eternity  lies  before  you? 

The  First  Resurrection  is  a  resurrection  to  Immortality: 
“For  this  corruptible  must  put  on  incorruption,  and  this  mortal 
must  but  on  immortality.”  To  all  such  “Death  is  swallowed  up 
in  victory.”  “Blessed  and  holy  is  he  that  hath  part  in  the  first 
resurrection.”  And  this  begins  with  Jesus  Christ  (1  Cor.  15: 
20)  There  were  others  after  him,  “And  the  graves  were  opened; 
and  many  bodies  of  the  saints  which  slept  arose,  and  came  out 


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of  the  graves  AFTER  HIS  RESURRECTION,  and  went  into  the 
holy  city,  and  appeared  unto  many.”  Matt.  27 :  52,  53. 

Now,  “the  remaining  ones  of  the  dead  ones,”  having  no 
part  in  the  First  resurrection,  could  not  have  This  Immortal  Life 
until  the  thousand  years  were  ended.  And  that  plainly  implies, 
THEN  they  shall  have  it.  BUT,  How  is  that  possible,  If  all  the 
dead  are  doomed  and  damned  ?  If  not  a  soul  is  saved  after 
Christ  comes?  And  some  do  preach,  They  are  LOST,— irre¬ 
trievably  lost.  Some  declare  that  this  earth  for  one  thousand 
years  is  a  desolate  barren  and  a  howling  wilderness  with  only 
the  Devil  and  his  emmissaries  roaming  it,  and  at  the  end  of  that 
time  eternal  fires  consume  and  burn  it  up. 

The  theories  of  man,  make  men  desparate;  and  some 
drive  them  away  from  God  and  the  Bible.  Yet  those  people 
mean  good,  they  have  a  desire  to  better  the  world  and  save  sin¬ 
ners.  You  recall  that  Christ  taught,  “When  shall  they  also 
answer  him,  saying,  Lord,  When  saw  we  thee  and  hungered,  or 
a  thirst,  or  a  stranger,  or  naked,  or  sick,  or  in  prison,  and  did  not 
administer  unto  thee;”?  or  as  he  taught  in  Matt.  7:22,  “Many 
will  say  to  me  in  that  day,  Lord,  Lord,  have  we  not  prophecied 
in  thy  name?  and  in  thy  name  cast  out  Devils?  and  in  thy 
name  done  many  wonderful  works”?  And  yet  he  will  say,  “I 
never  knew  you.” 

Brother* — Sister, — Jesus  Christ  came  to  save  the  world 
not  to  condemn  it.  He  came  to  seek  and  to  save  the  lost,  not  to 
make  a  burning  fire  of  lost  souls.  His  mission  on  earth  was  not  to 
call  the  righteous,  but  sinners  to  repentence.  Men  have  not 
only  made  a  hell  out  of  the  world,  but  invented  one  of  unend¬ 
ing  duration,  IN  THE  PRESENCE  of  God  and  the  holy  angels, 
with  its  brimstone  smoke  ascending  for  ever  and  ever.  Some 
men  seem  to  gloat  over  the  agony  and  suffering,  the  torment 
and  pain  of  others, — but  my  Bible  says,  God  is  Love,  and  will- 
eth  not  the  death  of  any,  but  that  all  should  turn  and  live. 

LISTEN:  Christ  is  to  have  a  Bride.  Your  Bible  tells 
you  so.  John  says,  His  wife  hath  made  herself  ready.  That 
has  a  meaning;  and  it  is  this,  This  world  is  to  be  a  home, — a 
habitable  globe,  and  the  millions  shall  be  born  and  trained  for 
time  and  eternity.  It  means  that  the  second  Adam  will  generate 


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a  posterity.  Jesus  Christ  and  his  Bride  will  reign,  not  over 
stock  and  stones,  but  over  living  souls.  The  dead  are  to  come 
forth  unto  judgment.  Every  sinner  under  the  clod  will  rise 
again, — and  just  as  the  good,  they  will  rise  in  their  order  and 
in  their  regiments.  They  will  come  forth  to  serve  and  learn 
the  ways  of  Truth.  They  will  come  forth  to  stand  before  the 
Lord,  and  be  reared  and  trained  by  the  Bride,  until  his  children 
shall  cover  the  earth,  as  the  waters  cover  the  sea;  until  no  man 
will  say,  “Know  the  Lord,  but  all  shall  know  him  from  the  least 
unto  the  greatest.”  Then  this  old  world  will  “bloom  and  blos¬ 
som  like  the  rose,  and  yield  her  increase.” 

For  one  thousand  years  the  Lord  will  rule  and  his  Bride 
will  train 'for  eternity:  Peter  declared,  “There  is  to  be  a  resti¬ 
tution  of  all  things  spoken  of  by  all  the  prophets  since  the  world 
began.”  And'  w hen  “it  is  done;”  when  “the  thousand  years  are 
ended,”  and  there  is  one  happy  Eden  restored;  “Satan  shall  be 
loosed  out  of  his  prison”  and  shall  go  out  to  deceive  the  nations 
which  are  in  the  four  quarters  of  the  earth,  Gog  and  Magog,  to 
gather  them  together  to  battle:  the  number  of  whom  is  as  the 
sand  of  the  sea.”  Gog  and  Magog,  means,  everywhere,  There 
will  be  none  to  escape.  And  as  the  DECEIVER  he  is  to  try  ALL, 
just  as  he  tried  Adam  and  Eve.  Oh  Yes,  you  have  read  about 
Adam  and  Eve,  and  you  said,  What  fools  they  were.  But  just 
such  as  you' are,  are  to  have  that  same  trial,  and  just  such  as 
you  are  will  fall  just  as  they  fell.  The  number  that  were  de¬ 
ceived  and  gathered  together  is  said  to  be  “as  the  sand  of  the 
sea.”  The  kings  and  captains  and  great  men  wTho  had  been  ser¬ 
vants  for  near  a  thousand  years  will  be  easily  deceived  to  put 
themselves  back  in  power.  They  will  gather  and  “compass  the 
camp  of  the  saints  and  the  beloved  city.”  Headed  by  their  cap¬ 
tain,  they  will  expect  to  put  the  rascals  out,  and  put  themselves 
in.  It  will  be  a  regular  old  time  fight  for  Democracy.  All  have 
been  approached  and  all  have  decided:  THIS  is  the  “dividing 
the  sheep  from  the  goats,”  and  the  Devil  does  it  for  the  Lord 
and  Shepherd  of  souls.  Then  the  word  is  given!  Forward, 
March,  Take  the  City  and  spare  none!  But  line  Pharoah  and 
his  army  at  the  Red  sea,  they  forgot  with  whom  they  were 
dealing:  Like  the  Sodomites,  they  forgot.  Like  the  Antide- 


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luviarjA  they  forgot.  And  like  some  of  you,  they  forgot  their 
day  of  Grave  and  Mercy.  I  beg  of  you,  Don’t  forget.  Every 
man  must  render  an  account  unto  God.  “And  fire  came  down 
from  God  out  of  heaven  and  devoured  them.”  I  wish  I  could 
impress  this  on  you;  I  wish  I  could  get  you  to  fully  compre¬ 
hend, — “The  wages  of  sin  is  death.” 

Verse  10,  “And  the  Devil  that  deceived  them  was  cast 
into  the  lake  of  fire  and  brimstone,  where  the  beast  and  the  false 
prophet  are,  and  shall  be  tormented  day  and  night  forever  and 
ever.”  WHERE  is  Satan  now?  Where  the  Beast  and  the  False- 
pruphet  are.  “Tormented  day  and  night  forever  and  ever.”? 
Yes,  Tormented  with  dismal  failure,  with  false  hopes,  and 
with  “eternal  destruction  FROM  the  presence  of  the  Lord.” 
Amen  and  amen. 

Chap.  XX.  11,  “And  I  saw  a  great  white  throne,  and 
him  that  sat  on  it.  from  whose  face  the  earth  and  the  heaven 
fled  away;  and  there  was  found  no  place  for  them.” 

John  failed  to  tell  us  much  about  the  rule  of  Christ  and 
his  Bride  for  the  thousand  years, — and  we  did  not  need  it:  but 
he  tells  us  much  that  we  all  need  to  know,  and  should  know,  to 
encourage  and  make  us  strong  in  the  Lord. 

Some  say  that  he  repeats  much;  and  some  chapters  are 
the  same  tiling  related  under  different  types  and  figures,  but  I 
doubt  it.  The  Whole  book  seems  to  lead  on  and  up,  with  only 
a  pause  here  and  there  to  show  mercy  and  save  sinners,  and 
sometimes  to  impress  the  momentous  thing  with  a  deeper  sense 
and  consciousness  of  their  importance.  This  11th  verse  said 
what?  Read  it  again.  A  great  white  throne,  and  him  that  sat 
on  it !  During  the  thousand  years  the  Lord  sat  on  the  throne 
of  David  and  judged,  but  HERE  is  a  throne  so  white  and  holy, 
and  the  king  on  it  so  exalted  and  grand  that  the  heaven  and 
the  earth  fled  away  at  his  approach,  “and  there  was  found  no 
place  for  them.” 

I  think  this  must  be  the  END  of  the  whole  matter  this 
side  of  the  great  beyond, — “The  ages  to  come.”  I  think  so  be¬ 
cause  in  chapter  21 :  1,  he  says,  “I  saw  a  new  heaven  and  a  new 
earth:  for  tne  first  heaven  and  the  first  earth  were  passed 
away;  and  there  was  no  more  sea.” 


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I  think  the,  12,  13,  14,  and  15th  verses  is  a  short  concise  ab¬ 
breviated  statement  of  what  was  done  before  the  thousand 
year?  WERE  ENDED.  Have  I  any  evidence  that  this  is  so?  I 
think  so.  in  the  first  place,  “The  DEAD  small  and  great  stand 
before  GOD,”  and  the  dead  small  and  great,  had  stood  before 
Jesus  Christ,  and  been  judged  according  to  their  deeds.  In  the 
second  place,  “The  BOOKS  were  opened,  and  the  dead  were 
judged  OUT  OF  those  things  which  wre  written  in  the  books, 
according  to  their  works.  “And  this  is  the  very  judgment  that 
Jesus  Christ  came  to  give  his  personal  and  undivided  atten¬ 
tion:  a  work  that  the  Gospels  all  declare  was  his  to  perform. 
In  the  third  place,  “Death  and  hell  were  cast  into  the  lake  of 
fire,” — and  when  “Fire  came  down  from  God  out  of  heaven  and 
devoured  them,”  there  could  have  been  NO  MORE  DEATHS; 
and  as  death  is  the  LAST  enemy  to  be  destroyed, — this  is  but  a 
new  statement,  “It  is  done.” 

One  word  more, — “This  is  the  second  death.”  What  is 
the  second  death?  John  says  it  is  “The  lake  of  fire.”  And  now 
to  close  up  the  abbreviated  statement  “And  whosoever  was  not 
found  written  in  the  book  of  life,  was  cast  into  the  lake  of  fire.” 
The  Judgment  is  ended,  the  World  is  redeemed,  the  mission  of 
Christ  ig  finished.  Now,  “The  ages  to  come.” 


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LESSON  12— ALL  THINGS  NEW 

We  begin  with  Chapter  21,  and  here  we  have  a  vision  of 
the  beyond,  after  the  final  and  last  Judgment,  and  the  world’s 
redemption  and  restitution.  Surely  we  may  claim  to  be  highly 
privilegec  and  wonderfully  blessed  to  be  allowed  today  in  our 
sinful  and  unregenerate  stato  such  a  heavenly  vision.  Listen! 
“And  1  saw  a  new  heaven  and  a  new  earth :  for  the  first  heaven 
and  the  first  earth  were  passed  away;  and  there  was  no  more 
sea.”  Let  us  not  forget  that,  as  we  saw  in  our  last  Lesson,  the 
great  white  throne,  with  the  king  on  it,  had  already  come,  from 
whose  face  the  first  heaven  and  the  first  earth  had  FLED 
AWAY;  and  there  was  found  NO  PLACE  for  them.  (Some  of 
course  would  find  them  in  SOME  REALM  of  their  imagination 
where  Satan  and  his  emissaries  could  ROAM  AND  TRAVEL.) 
But  NOW  God  is  here;  the  first  heaven  and  the  first  earth  is  no 
more;  a  new  heaven  and  a  new  earth  has  come,  and  as  there  is 
no  more  sea,  there  is  no  more  clouds  and  rain,  and  no  more  rain¬ 
bows  to  declare  there  shall  be  no  more  floods. 

The  Great  God,  for  whom  and  by  whom  things  exist,  on  the 
great  white  throne  is  here;  old  things  have  passed  away,  and  be¬ 
hold,  he  says,  “Fll  make  all  things  new.”  Not  a  vestage  of  the 
old  remains.  It  is  new  above  and  all  around. 

Now,  “I  John  saw  the  holy  city,  New  Jerusalem,  coming 
dowrn  from  God  out  of  Heaven,  prepared  as  a  bride  adorned  for 
her  husband.” 

Men  sometimes  move  w^hole  houses,  but  God  moves  a 
whole  city  wdien  needed.  And  such  a  city  as  man  never  dreamed 
of  in  size  or  grandeur!  Jesus  has  said,  “I  go  to  pWyare  a  place 
for  you,”  and  may  not  this  be  the  finished  work  and  the  abode 
of  His  brethren  ?  It  certainly  looks  like  it,  and  all  things  point 
to  it  as  the  prepared  place. 

“And  I  heard  a  great  voice  out  of  Heaven  saying,  “Behold 
the  Tabernacle  of  God  is  with  men,  and  He  will  dwell  with 


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them,  and  they  shall  be  His  people,  and  God  himself  shall  be 
with  them,  and  be  their  God.” 

I  wish  you  would  read  that  Scripture  again.  It  has  .a 
meaning,  and  one  that  is  clear  and  strong.  Some  people  say 
that  God  can  never  be  seen,  and  only  spirit  and  divine  beings 
can  behold  Him.  But  here  it  is  declared  by  a  great  voice  “He 
w'.ll  dwell  with  MEN,  and  THEY  shall  be  His  people”  and  God, 
not  by  proxy,  but,  himself  shall  be  with  them,  and  be  their  God. 

Now  for  something  more  relative  and  personal,  Listen; 

“And  God  shall  wipe  away  all  tears  from  their  eyes,  and 
there  shall  be  no  more  death,  neither  burrow  noi  cry  mg,  neither 
shall  there  be  any  more  pain :  for  the  former  things  have  passed 
away.” 

Need  I  comment  on  this  plain  and  positive  statement: 
Need  I  interpret  such  assurances?  Surely  all  men  believe  death 
means  death,  sorrow  means  sorrow  and  pain  means  pain.  No 
more  death,  no  more  sorrow,  no  more  pain,  or  any  of  the  fruits 
of  sin ;  for  all  things  of  a  sinful  world  are  forever  past. 

Health,  perfect  health,  and  the  bloom  of  youth,  and  the 
strength  of  manhood  prevails  forever.  Physicians,  Hospitals, 
Sanitariums,  Health  Resorts  and  healing  springs  will  be  needed 
no  more  forever ;  the  Physician  that  never  fails  has  taken  a  hand 
and  without  Fee  or  charges. 

“And  He  that  sat  upon  the  throne  said,  Behold  I  make  all 
things  new.  And  He  said  unto  me,  It  is  done.” 

What  is  done?  What  is  made  new?  All  things  are  made 
new,  and  the  work  of  Redemption  is  complete.  Is  Eden  restored? 
Is  there  a  restoration  of  all  things  since  the  world  began?  Yes, 
and  more.  The  great  God  has  come  to  the  earth, — the  new 
earth,  wherein  dwelleth  righteousness,  and  with  all  things  new, 

T  ,  *  4  ,  * 

the  work  is  ended, — “It  is  DONE.”  And  God  says  it,  and  says 
it  to  John  for  us.  From  henceforth  all  things  are  new.  “The 
AGES  to  GOME”  begin  with  all  things  new.  This  is  man’s  FU¬ 
TURE.  John,  here  on  this  Isle  of  Patmos,  I  tell  you;  you  shall 
go  back  to  your  people,  set  free  from  his  imprisonment,  and 
carry  this  message.  Go  tell  them,  “I  am  Alpha  and  Omega,  the 
beginning  and  the  end.  I  will  give  unto  him  that  is  athirst  of 


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the  fountain  of  the  water  of  life  freely.  He  that  overcometh 
shall  inherit  all  things,  and  I  will  be  his  God  and  he  shall  be  my 
Son.” 

What  a  message!  Shall  I  receive  it?  Will  you  receive  it? 
Am  I  athirst?  Are  you  athirst?  Does  labor  and  fatigue,  and 
care  and  drudgery,  and  heat  make  us  thirst?  Are  we  not  ac 
times  almost  famished?  Almost  prostrated?  Hear  Him:  “I 
will  give  unty  you  of  the  fountain  of  the  water  of  life  freely.” 
This  must  be  the  water  that  Christ  referred  to  at  the  well  of 
Samaria,  from  which  when  we  drink  we  never  thirst  again,  but 
it  shall  be  in  us  a  well  of  waters  springing  up  into  eternal  life. 

And  is  life  to  us  a  battle,  a  constant  and  continual  war,  or 
a  race  or  a  game?  Are  we  put  to  the  greatest  and  highest  ten¬ 
sion,  struggling  as  in  a  death  throe?  Hear  Him!  ‘‘He  that 
overcometh  shall  inherit  all  things.”  What  a  prize — What  a 
reward!  “All  things.”  I  really  cannot  comprehend  that, — can 
you?  All  things.  No,  I  find  that  too  big  for  me.  But  there  is 
more  still,  “He  shall  be  my  Son.”  Tell  it  John,  tell  it  Disciples, 
tell  it  hearers;  Glad  tidings  of  great  joy  to  all  people:  joy  un¬ 
speakable  and  full  of  glory.  Gladness,  shouts  of  praise  rejoic¬ 
ing,  hallelujahs, — SUCH  glad  tidings. 

But  Listen:  “But  the  fearful  and  unbelieving  and  the 
abominable,  and  murderers,  and  whoremongers,  and  sorcerers, 
and  idolaters,  and  all  liars,  shall  have  their  part  in  the  lake 
which  burneth  with  fire  and  brimstone:  which  is  the  second 
.  death.” 

Dreadful!  Awful!  How  can  you  hear  it  and  not  shud¬ 
der?  But  it’s  essential.  Even  God,  who  is  long-suffering  to 
usward,  not  willing  that  any  should  perish  but  rather  that  all 
should  live,  He  cannot  condone  sin  forever.  When  the  Truth  is 
persistently  and  continually  refused,  when  darkness  is  prefer¬ 
able  to  light,  and  the  heart  becomes  obdurate  and  obstinate  and 
sin  is  rolled  as  a  sweet  morsel  under  the  tongue,  THEN  Death 
must  be  preferable  to  life.  At  death,  eternal  death,  the  sec¬ 
ond  death,  is  the  reward  and  portion. 

“Then  one  of  the  seven  angels  with  the  vials  of  wrath  said 
to  John,  “Come  hither,  I  will  show  thee  the  bride,  the  Lamb’s 
wife.” 


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This  must  have  rejoiced  the  old  Prophet’s  heart,  when  he 
was  invited  to  behold  the  Bride  of  Christ,  So  much  had  been 
said  about  the  bride  and  now  to  be  led  into  her  presence  and  be¬ 
hold  her  was  one  exalted  and  honored  privilege.  And  to  see 
her  in  her  bridal  robes  made  ready  and  not  awaiting  her  Groom, 
but  having  lived  with  him  1000  years,  this  was  his  pleasure. 
After  ail  had  been  said  and  all  these  wonders  shown,  in  order 
to  fire  the  soul  of  John  with  a  new  glow  and  enthuse  him  with 
an  undaunted  courage  for  his  message  and  his  great  work  when 
freed  from  his  prison  and  banishment  he  shows  him  the  Bride, 
— not  as  she  was  when  ready  for  marriage  and  for  her  work 
and  reign  with  her  Groom,  but  as  she  WILL  BE  when  com¬ 
plete  and  full,  and  forever.  He  had  seen  the  Holy  city,  the  New 
Jerusalem,  descend  from  God  out  of  heaven,  and  wondered,— 
but  NOW  once  more,  to  impress  it  on  him  AGAIN  he  Sees. 
‘'That  great  city  the  holy  Jerusalem,  descending  cut  of  heaven 
from  God,  having  the  glory  of  God!  and  her  light  was  like  unto 
a  stone  most  precious,  even  like  a  jasper  stone,  clear  as  crystal; 
and  had  a  wall  great  and  high,  and  had  twelve  gates,  and  at  the 
gates  twelve  angels,  and  the  names  written  thereon,  which  are 
the  names  of  the  twelve  tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel:  on  the 
East  three  gates;  on  the  North  three  gates;  on  the  South  three 
gates;  and  on  the  West  three  gates.  And  the  wall  of  the  city 
had  twelve  foundations,  and  in  them  the  names  of  the  twelve 
apostles  of  the  Lamb.” 

That  must  have  been  a  wonderful  sight  for  John,  glori¬ 
ous  ana  resplendent,  awe  inspiring  and  soul  stirring.  To  see 
his  own  name  written  in  the  very  foundation  of  the  holy  Jeru¬ 
salem.  Jesus  Christ  the  maker  had  done  it.  He  had  prepared 
a  place  for  the  Bride  and  it  suited  him  to  lay  its  foundations 
upon  his  Apostles;  but  the  gates  into  this  holy  city  were  the 
twelve  tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel.  Go  tell  the  world  that 
when  God  named  the  twelve  tribes  he  then  named  the  twelve 
gates  into  the  everlasting  habitations  of  the  Bride.  Go  tell  the 
world  that  God  has  made  three  gates,  East,  North,  South  and 
West,  that  all  the  world  might  know  that  he  was  no  respecter 
of  persons,  but  to  the  four  points  of  the  compass  he  offered  all  a 
free  and  gracious  invitation  to  come  unto  him. 


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“And  he  that  talked  with  me  had  a  golden  reed  to  meas¬ 
ure  the  city,  and  the  gates  thereof,  and  the  wall  thereof.  And 
the  city,  lieth  four  sqare;  and  the  length  is  as  the  breadth :  and 
he  measured  the  city  with  the  reed,  twelve  thousand  furlongs. 
The  length  and  the  breadth  and  the  height  of  it  are  equal.  And 
he  measured  the  wall  thereof,  an  hundred  and  forty-four  cubits, 
according  to  the  measure  of;  a  man,  that  is  of  the  angel.” 

In  this  description  we  have  the  dimensions  of  the  city 
ana  the  height  of  the  wall.  Back  in  the  12th  verse  it  said  the 
“wall  was  great  and  high,”  be  e  when  measured  it  ~ound  to 
be  144  cuoits,  A  cubit  is  very  near  two  feet,  so  it  seems  this 
wall  was  very  near  275  feet  high.  That  was  some  wall.  The 
ancient  people  used  to  enclose  their  cities  with  walls  for  pro¬ 
tection,  but  never  have  we  read  of  any  such  high  wall  as  this. 
Such  a  wall  about  our  cities  would  hide  the  city  but  for  a  few 
sky-scraper  buddings.  But  the  e:ty  within  this  wall  is  as  aston¬ 
ishing  as  tiie  wall,  and  more  Immense.  It  lay  four-square  and 
wras  a  perfect  cube;  for  the  length  and  breadth  and  height  were 
equal.  Some  say  that  12000  furlongs  means  around  the  entire 
wall,  but  that  cannot  be,  for  if  we  count  that  way,  the  height  is 
not  included,  and  we  should  have  no  rea^n  for  saying  the  city 
lieth  four  square.  But  if  it  is  four-square  and  the  length  and 
breadth  ana  lieigfit  are  equal,-  the  only  statement  needed  was  the 
length  or  breadth,  which  -is  here  told  to  be  12000  furlongs. 
Then  8  furlongs  make  a  mile,  and  dividing  12000  furlongs  by  8 
gives  us  1500  miles;  and  this  Is  the  length,  and  breadth  and 
height  of  this  wonderful  city,  adorned  as  a  bride  for  her  hus¬ 
band.  What  a  city!  Marvelously  wonderful!  A  1500  mile 
cube!  How  insignificant  the  big  cities  of  our  day  which  so 
astonish  us,  yet  only  30  to  40  miles  in  their  dimensions.  This 
vast  city  J5Q0  miles  in  extent  would  be  immense  and  grand  be¬ 
yond  our  dreams;  but  it  is  square,  and  covers  an  area  of  2  1-4 
million  square  miles.  This  palls  on  the  mind  in  contempla¬ 
tion,  but  its  Height  is  1500  miles  also.  We  are  told  that  beyond 
500  miles  upward  the  atmosphere  ceases  and  man  cannot  live; 
but  here  is  a  city  that  rises  up  story  upon  story,  mansion  above 
mansion,  three  times  the  distance  that  man  has  set  as  the  limit 
of  humanity.  What  a  city !  A  city  above  a  city,  with  streets 


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above  streets  for  whatever  God  has  set  for  the  height  of  one 
mansion  until  you  reach  the  uppermost. 

If  we  make  300  yards  the  height  of  the  highest  mansion 
and  then  draw  a  plane  and  form  another  set  of  streets  and  an¬ 
other  set  of  mansions,  we  will  have  8800  planes  and  sets  of 
streets  and  mansions,  one  rising  upon  one  another  or  what  we 
might  rightly  call  in  our  tongue  8800  cities  but  all  one  city  ^ 
Surely  this  is  vastness  and  immensity  harnessed.  If  we  allow 
a  30-yard  street  around  the  wall,  and  each  Main  street  60  yards 
in  width,  then  we  shall  have  16  block  on  each  8800  planes  or 
140,800  blocks  of  695,940  yards  square  in  the  city.  Each  block 
capable  of  containing  90,000  acre  lots,  so  that  in  that  city  would 
be  12  1-4  billion  acre  lots.  Surely  we  have  a  city  immense  enough 
to  contain  the  Bride  which  has  been  redeemed  and  gathered 
from  this  sinful  world.  We  have  sung,  “There’s  room  enough 
in  Paradise  for  all  a  home  in  glory,”  and  here  we  see  that  all 
may  find  a  place. 

Now  having  seen  the  immensity  of  the  place,  let  us  hear 
what  John  says  of  its  richness  and  beauty: — 

“And  the  foundations  oi  the  wall  of  the  city  were  garnished 
with  all  manner  of  precious  stones.  And  the  building  of  the  wall 
of  it  was  of  Jasper:  and  the  city  was  pure  gold,  like  unto  clear 
glass.  The  first  foundation  was  Jasper;  the  second,  sapphire; 
the  third,  a  chaledony;  the  fourth  an  emerald;  the  fifth  sar¬ 
donyx  ;  the  sixth,  sardius ;  the  seventh,  chrysolyte ;  the  eighth, 
beryl;  the  ninth,  a  topaz;  the  tenth,  a  schrysophrasus ;  the  elev¬ 
enth,  a  jacinth;  the  twelfth,  an  ametlfyst.  And  the  twelve  gates 
were  twelve  pearls;  every  several  gate  was  of  one  pearl:  and 
the  street  of  the  city  was  of  pure  gold,  as  it  were  transparent 
glass.” 

This  description  shows  the  beauty  and  richness  of  the 
garnished  wall,  and  the  city  of  gold  like  unto  clear  glass.  Both 
the  city  and  the  streets  are  pure  gold,  and  the  gates  are  one 
s^Hd  pearl.  Surely  was-  never  such  richness  and  never  such 
gi^ndeur  seen  as  this  magnificent  city  of  God. 

“And  I  saw  no  temple  therein:  for  the  Lord  God  Al¬ 
mighty  and  the  Lamb  are  the  temple  of  it.  And  the  city  had 
no  need  cf  the  sun,  neither  of  the  moon,  to  shine  in  it:  for  the 


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glory  of  God  did  lighten  it,  and  the  Lamb  is  the  light  thereof.”* 

In  this  vast  city,  with  its  great  length  and  breadth  and 
height,  there  is  no  temple.  Think  of  it!  Here,  New  York  city, 
London,  Berlin  or  Canton  are  full  of  churches,  chapels  and  cole- 
seums  for  worship.  But  there  The  Lord  God  Almighty  and  the 
Lamb  is  the  temple.  Worship  is  universal  and  everywhere,  God 
in  them  and  they  in  him.  There  is  no  sun  nor  moon  needed  to 
give  it  light.  Here  light  comes  from  without,  dispersing  shad¬ 
ows  and  dart: ness,  but  there,  there  is  no  shadows  nor  darkness;, 
light  fills  every  place  and  the  glory  of  God  and  the  Lamb  keep  it 
bright  and  gleaming  everywhere.  All  are  in  God  and  God  is  in 
all  so  that  glory  fills  the  city  as  the  air  fills  space. 

‘•And  the  nations  of  them  which  are  saved  shall  walk  in 
the  light  of  it:  and  the  kings  of  the  earth  do  bring  their  glory 
and  honor  into  it.  And  the  gates  of  it  shall  not  be  shut  at  all 
by  day :  for  there  shall  be  no  night  there.  And  they  shall  bring 
the  glory  and  honor  of  the  nations  into  it.  And  there  shall  in 
no  wise  enter  in  to  it  anything  that  defileth,  neither  whatsoever 
worketh  abomination,  or  maketh  a  lie:  but  they  which  are 
written  in  the  Lamb’s  book  of  life. 

Here  are  many  lessons:  we  notice  first  none  go  out  or 
come  in  whose  names  are  not  in  the  Lamb’s  book  of  life,  and 
all  the  saved  walk  in  the  light  of  the  Holy  city,  and  that  the 
earth  is  inhabited  and  ruled  by  kings  and  they  bring  their  honor 
and  glory  into  the  city,  where  they  must  dwell  as  inheritors  of 
their  princely  estates.  The  admission  into  the  city  is  free  and 
unmolested.  God’s  fbrone  is  m  the  city  and  there  the  wealth  of 
the  nations  is  brought  and  where  all  find  their  chiefest  delight. 
The  great  God  who  never  sleens  guards  forever,  that  no  evil 
ever  arise,  and  every  one  that  goes  in  or  comes  out  are  written 
in  the  Lamb’s  book  of  life.  This  is  the  bride:  the  home  of 
the  bride,  and  every  one,  great  and  small  therein  or  enter  there 

t 

are  the  bride.  Then  you  notice  that  nations  are  saved.  Not 
that  every  individual  is  saved  but  so  many  more  than  Satan  de¬ 
ceive!  and  destroyed.  Then  there  is  a  freedom  and  universal 
mingling  and  associating  that  indicates  to  all  a  oneness  and  uni¬ 
ty  and  likeness  and  brotherhood  that  denies  any  stations  or  de¬ 
grees  or  varying  phases  of  life.  Holy,  happy  people  of  one 


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family,  one  nation,  one  tongue  and  one  relation, — all  in  ONE. 


(Last  Chapter  of  the  Book.  Read  Prayerfully) 

“Ard  lie  showed  me  a  pure  river  of  water  of  life,  clear 
as  crystal,  proceeding  out  of  the  throne  of  God  and  the  Lamb. 
In  the  midst  of  the  Street  of  it,  and  on  either  side  of  the  river, 
was  there  the  tree  of  life,  which  bare  12  manner  of  fruits,  and 
yielded  her  fruit  every  month :  and  the  leaves  of  the  trees  were  for 
the  healing  of  the  nations.  And  there  shall  be  no  more  curse*: 
but  the  throne  of  God  and  of  the  Lamb  shall  be  in  it;  and  his  ser¬ 
vants  shall  serve  him:  and  they  shall  see  His  face;  and  his 
name  shall  be  in  their  foreheads.  And  there  shall  be  no  night 
there ;  and  they  need  no  candle,  neither  light  of  the  sun ;  for  the 
Lord  God  giveth  them  light:  and  they  shall  reign  forever  and 
ever.” 

This  chapter  is  a  continued  vision  of  the  Bride,  and  the 
things  appertaining  to  the  bride.  I  wish  you  would  get  the  very 
words  given;  get  everything  said  here.  There  is  little  that 
needs  any  explanation.  Note  that  “the  throne  of  God  has  come 
down  from  heaven  to  this  earth,”  and  has  its  place  within  the 
holy  city,  and  from  that  throne  a  river  flows  whose  waters  are 
as  clear  as  crystal,  carrying  the  living  waters  throughout  the 
new  earth  for  every  living  creature,  and  from  which  when  men 
drink  they  never  thirst  again;  and  drinking  is  a  pleasure  not 
to  quench  thirst  but  an  inspiring  satisfying  delight.  Its  stream 
is  laid  in  the  midst  of  the  street  of  pure  gold,  and  over  shadow¬ 
ing  it  on  either  side  grows  and  spreads  the  green  branches  of 
the  tree  of  life,  with  its  12  manner  of  luscious  fruit,  yielding  so 
abundantly  continuously  and  monthly  that  they  are  always  load¬ 
ed  with  a  golden  harvest.  Even  the  green  foliage  and  leaves  of 
the  tree  prove  more  efficacious  there  than  all  the  medical  sys¬ 
tems  of  the  learned  doctors  of  the  world. 

The  Throne  of  God  and  the  Lamb  are  in  the  city, — per¬ 
haps  near  the  center,  so  that  the  river  flowing  out  from  it 
might  reach  all  the  streets  and  flow  from  the  city  in  four 
streams,  north,  south,  east  and  west  to  all  the  world  making 
twelve  mighty  streams  of  life  giving  water  flowing  and  refresh- 


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i ng  all  the  earth.  The  throne  is  the  meeting  place  for  hallelu¬ 
iahs  and  glorious  praise.  And  there  shall  be  no  more  curse. 
Surely  not  nor  anything  to  curse.  “His  SERVANTS  shall  serve 
him:  and  THEY  shall  see  his  face.”  Yes,  there  will  be  ser¬ 
vants  there, — yea,  in  this  mighty  city  and  in  this  new  earth. 
Some  seem  to  think  that  service  is  a  disgrace,  and  servants  have 
no  rights  among  the  holy  happy  throngs  where  God  is,  but  not 
so.  Jesus  Christ  has  taught  us  that  he  that  is  greatest  in  heav¬ 
en  is  the  servant  of  all.  Another  important  matter  here  shown 
is  that  these  servants  shall  “see  his  face.”  How  different  is  this 
from  some  assertations  made  that  God  can  never  be  seen  but 
by  a  few  of  a  privileged  class.  John  says,  his  servants  shall  see 
his  face  and  His  name  shall  be  written  in  their  foreheads.  As 
He  is  not  ashamed  of  them,  they  are  not  ashamed  of  Him.  Their 
glory  is  to  serve.  “And  there  shall  be  no  night  there.”  This 
shows  the  glory  of  the  place;  one  eternal  day,  lighted  by  the 
great  God  and  the  Lamb :  guarded  forever  from  a  single  shadow 
or  a  single  cloud.  And  “They  shall  reign  forever  and  ever.” 
Yes,  though  servants  and  toilers,  serving  and  caring  they  reign. 
How  different  from  what  we  see  and  know?  But  this  is  a  fam¬ 
ily  of  kings, — all  kings,  and  joint  heirs  with  Christ  to  an  inheri¬ 
tance  that  fadeth  not  away. 

These  things  are  true,  and  God  sent  his  angel  to  show 
them  to  John.  You  need  never  be  discouraged  nor  cast  down. 
These  things  are  TRUE.  As  true  as  God,  and  as  firm  and  es¬ 
tablished  as  the  hills.  “Behold  I  come  quickly.”  .  He  is  not  here 
now  as, some  declare,  but  is  coming, — and  coming  quickly.  He 
said  when  he  went  away  he  would  come  again,  and  he  is  coming. 
Keep  that  prophecy  sacred.  The  time  is  near,  the  hour  of  his 

,,  •  t 

return  is  imminent.  His  coming  is  proclaimed  over  the  whole 
earth.  The  earth  is  looking  for  him  as  never  before. 

-  i  1  1  iii 

If  you  are  in  doubt  and  believe  not,  unjust  or  unholy, 
filthy  or  righteous,  so  you  are  and  so  he  will  find  you,  but  he 
comes  and  “his  reward  is  with  him,  to  reward  every  one  accord¬ 
ing  as  his  work  shall  be.”  Listen!  “Blessed  are  all  they  that 
do  hi^  commandments,  that  they,  may  have  right  to  the  tree  of 
life,  .and  may  enter  in  through  the  gates  into  the  city.”  You 


want  to  enter  that  city,  you  want  to  be  one  of  the  Sons  of  the  liv- 
in;,  God,  you  want  an  inheritance  rich  and  glorious,  you  want 
eternal  life,  and  here  you  have  the  permission,  you  get  the  right 
and  title, — “DO  HIS  COMMANDMENTS.”  But  go  tell  the  whole 
world, — go  tell  it  to  all  peoples,  nations,  kindreds  and  tongues, — 
“The  Spirit  says  come,  the  Bride  says  come,”  the  hearers  may 
say  come,  and  every  thirsty  soul  may  come,  and  “WHOSOEVER 
will  may  come,” — NONE  need  be  left  behind.  Then  Come, — and 
“him  that  cometh  I  will  in  no  wise  cast  out”  declares  the  Son. 

He  which  told  all  this  vision  of  truth  saith,  “Surely  I 
come  quickly.  Amen.” 

Even  so  come  Lord  Jesus, — Prepare  to  meet  him.  Amen. 


Finis 


Other  Publications  soon  to  follow  this  Pamphlet,  and  all 
of  much  interest  to  all  those  who  are  seeking  the  Truth  and 


want  to  know  God's  Will. 

Is  The  Soul  Immortal? _ 02 

The  Second  Coming  of  Christ _ 02 

Dying  Thou  Shalt  Die _ 02 

The  Second  Advent _ _ , _ 02 

On  The  Second  Coming _ 02 

The  History  of  Lot  . ! .  02 

Whom  Do  Men  say,  That  I  the  Son  of  Man  Am  ? _ 02 

The  Crucifixion  and  the  Resurrection  of  Christ _ 02 

Literal  Prophecy _ 02 

What  Paul  Tells  the  Hebrews _ 05 

God  and  Man _ 05 

The  Book  of  Daniel,  or,  The  Five  World  Empires _ 05 


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^earnest  research,  after  reading  every  Author  on  Revelation  that 
this  Author  could  secure.  The  Author  fully  believes  he  has 
found  what  others  have  failed  to  find,  and  given  a  clearer  and 
better  comprehension  of  the  Book  than  any  other  Author. 

I  do  not  claim  to  have  more  inspiration  or  more  learning 
than  others,  but  I  fully  believe  I  have  the  Plainest  and  most 
reasonable  view  of  any  Author  that  I  have  read.  Read  and  see 
for  yourself. 

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times  and  to  be  awake  and  on  the  alert  today.  Listen  to  what 
God  says: — 

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nal  life:  and  they  are  they  which  testify  of  me.”  John  5:39. 

“Study  to  shew  thyself  approved  unto  God,  a  workman 
that  needeth  not  to  be  ashamed,  rightly  dividing  the  word  of 
Truth.”  2  Tim.  2  :15. 

“And  the  brethren  immediately  sent  away  Paul  and  Silas 
by  night  unto  Berea:  who  coming  hither  went  into  the  syna¬ 
gogue  of  the  Jews. 

These  were  more  noble  than  those  in  Tessalonica  in  that 
they  received  the  word  with  all  readiness  of  mind,  and  searched 
the  Scriptures  daily  whether  those  things  were  so.”  Acts.  17: 
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